Kōge Station
Lines
Kōge Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. It is also the terminus of the 19.2 kilometer Wakasa Line on the Wakasa Railway to Wakasa Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform (Platform 1 and 2) is on the side of the station building, and the single side platform (Platform 3) is on the opposite side of the station building connected by a level crossing. The current station building was built together with community facilities in March 2015,
Platforms
1 | ■ Wakasa Line | for Wakasa |
■ Inbi Line | for Tottori | |
2 | ■ Inbi Line | for Chizu, Tsuyama, Osaka Tottori |
■ Wakasa Line | for Wakasa | |
3 | ■ Inbi Line | for Tottori |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
JR West Inbi Line | ||||
Tottori | Limited Express Super Hakuto | Chizu | ||
Tottori | Limited Express Super Inaba | Chizu | ||
Higashi-Kōge | Local | Kawahara | ||
Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line | ||||
Terminus | Local | Yazu-Kōkō-mae |
History
Kōge Station opened on 20 December 1919. The Wakasa Line began operations 20 January 1930. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Surrounding area
- Yazu Town Hall
- Tottori Prefecture Yazu Government Office
- Yazu Junior High School
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
External links
Media related to Kōge Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kōge Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)