Mochigase Station (用瀬駅, Mochigase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Mochigase Station 用瀬駅 | |||||||||||
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 Mochigase Station, October 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Mochigasecho Mochigase, Tottori-shi, Tottori-ken 689-1201 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′36.62″N 134°12′18.13″E / 35.3435056°N 134.2050361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Inbi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.2 km (13.2 miles) from Tottori | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 December 1919 | ||||||||||
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| 2020 | 66 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMochigase Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 21.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Inbi Line | for Chizu, and Kamigōri |
| 2 | ■ Inbi Line | for Tottori |
History
editMochigase Station opened on December 20, 1919. 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
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 66 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Tottori City Hall Yase Town General Branch
- Tottori City Chiyonami Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
editMedia related to Mochigase Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mochigase Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
