Hōki-Daisen Station

Location
	Hōki-Daisen Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Hōki-Daisen Station Hōki-Daisen Station (Japan)

Hōki-Daisen Station

伯耆大山駅
Hōki-Daisen Station; 伯耆大山駅
	Hōki-Daisen Station building, January 2007
General information
Location	237-4 Kakaya, Yonago-shi, Tottori-ken 689-3543; Japan
Coordinates	35°25′46.04″N 133°23′0.29″E / 35.4294556°N 133.3834139°E
Operated by	JR West; JR Freight
Line(s)	San'in San'in Main Line; V Hakubi Line;
Distance	318.2 km (197.7 miles) from Kyoto; 138.4 km (86.0 miles) from Kurashiki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1902
Previous names	Kumano (to 1911); Daisen (to 1917)
Passengers
2019	1,472 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Hōki-Daisen Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Hōki-Daisen Station Hōki-Daisen Station (Japan)

Hōki-Daisen Station (伯耆大山駅, Hōki-Daisen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1] It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Hōki-Daisen Station is served by the San'in Main Line and is 318.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the northern terminus of the Hakubi Line, and is located 138.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kurashiki and 154.3 kilometers from Okayama. All trains on the Hakubi Line continue past this station to Yonago Station via the San'in Main Line tracks. Some limited express 'Yakumo' trains on the Hakubi Line and some limited express 'Super Matsukaze' trains on the San'in Main Line stop here (only inbound trains in the morning and outbound trains in the evening). Other limited express trains pass. All Rapid Tottori Liners stop here.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform. The station buildings adjacent to the side platform and connected with the island platform by a footbridge. The station building is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ San'in Main Line ( Hakubi Line)	for Yonago and Matsue
2, 3	■ San'in Main Line ( Hakubi Line)	for Kurayoshi and Tottori Niimi and Okayama

History

Hōki-Daisen Station opened on December 1, 1902 as Kumanto Station (熊党駅). It was renamed Daisen Station (大山駅) on October 10, 1911 and to its present name on May 1, 1917. The current station building was completed in 1981. 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 1500 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Oji Paper Yonago Mill
Yonago Shoin High School
Minokaya Junior High School, Hiyoshi Tsumura Junior High School

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.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Hoki-Daisen Station at Wikimedia Commons

Hōki-Daisen Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)

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[Kawashima-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

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