Mimasaka-Emi Station

Mimasaka-Emi Station (美作江見駅, Mimasaka-Emi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Mimasaka-Emi Station 美作江見駅
Mimasaka-Emi Station, June 2008
General information
Location	92-2 Kawakita, Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken 709-4236 Japan
Coordinates	35°0′48.25″N 134°13′11.11″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Kishin Line
Distance	63.0 km (39.1 mi) from Himeji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 November 1934; 89 years ago (1934-11-28)
Passengers
FY2019	51 daily
Services
Kishin Line Mimasaka-Doi   Rapid   Narahara Mimasaka-Doi   Local   Narahara
Location Mimasaka-Emi Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Show map of Okayama Prefecture Mimasaka-Emi Station Mimasaka-Emi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mimasaka-Emi Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 63.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by a level crossing. The wooden station building is on the side of Platform 2. The station is attended.

Platforms

1	■  Kishin Line	for Sayo
2	■  Kishin Line	for Tsuyama, Niimi

History

Mimasaka-Emi Station opened on November 28, 1934. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2021.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 51 passengers daily..^[2]

Surrounding area

• Mimasaka City Sakuto General Branch
• Mimasaka Municipal Sakuhigashi Junior High School
• Chugoku Expressway - Sakuto Bus Stop

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Mimasaka-Emi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Mimasaka-Emi Station Official Site