Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station

Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station (中国勝山駅, Chūgoku-Katsuyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station 中国勝山駅
Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station, August 2022
General information
Location	407 Katsuyama, Maniwa-shi, Okayama-ken 717-0013 Japan
Coordinates	35°4′49.83″N 133°41′40.23″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	K Kishin Line
Distance	123.8 km (76.9 miles) from Himeji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 March 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-15)
Passengers
FY2019	306 daily
Location Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Show map of Okayama Prefecture Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 123.8 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building was refurbished in 2000. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Kishin Line
Kuse		Rapid		Tsukida
Kuse		Local		Tsukida

History

Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station opened on March 15, 1925. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 306 passengers daily..^[2]

Surrounding area

• Katsuyama Townscape Preservation District
• Okayama Prefectural Katsuyama High School
• Maniwa City Katsuyama Elementary School

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 Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station Official Site