Yonago_Airport_Station
Yonago Airport Station
Railway station in Sakaminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Yonago Airport Station (米子空港駅, Yonago Kūkō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station is within walking distance of the Yonago Airport terminal.
Yonago Airport Station 米子空港駅 | |||||||
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Yonago Airport Station in June 2010 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 744 Sainokami-chō, Sakaiminato-shi, Tottori-ken 684-0055 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′7.23″N 133°14′52.13″E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) | C Sakai Line | ||||||
| Distance | 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from Yonago | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
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| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1902 (1902-11-01) | ||||||
| Previous names | Ōshinozu (until 2008) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 388 daily | ||||||
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Yonago Airport Station is served by the Sakai Line, and is located 12.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonago.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform located on the left side of the tracks when facing in the direction of Sakaiminato. The station is unattended.
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sakai Line | ||||
| Yumigahama | Rapid | Nakahama | ||
| Ōshinozuchō | Local | Nakahama | ||
The station opened on November 1, 1902, as Ōshinozu Station (大篠津駅).[2] The station was moved to the present location and renamed Yonago Airport Station on June 15, 2008, when the line was rerouted for the expansion of Yonago Airport.[3]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 388 passengers daily.[4]
- 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.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 328. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "境線 大篠津駅、御崎口駅の駅名改称について (Renaming of Ōshinozu Station and Misakiguchi Station on the Sakai Line)" Archived March 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, JR West press release, April 15, 2008 (in Japanese), retrieved on April 13, 2009
- Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Media related to Yonago-Airport Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yonago Airport Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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