is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Hiroshima Prefecture,

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. It is operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Tadanoumi Station is served by the JR West

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, and is located 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level

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s connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Tadanouchi Station was opened on 10 July 1932. With the privatization of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. It was a

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managed by the Mihara Regional Railway Department and an NPO corporation "Welfare Station Tadanoumi". Tickets were sold with a

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until 2003, when a ''

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'' was set up at the outsourcing station, and tickets were sold with

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. The station is currently unattended.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 496 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

Surrounding area

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*Tadanoumi Port * Okunoshima *Aohata Jam Head Office *Takehara City Hall Tadanoumi Branch

References

External links

JR West Station Official Site
Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932 Takehara, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-railstation-stub