is a junction passenger
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
located in the city of
Tsuyama
is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. In February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,507 in 45,653 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tsuyama is located in nort ...
,
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,826,059 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture ...
,
Japan
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, operated by
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...
(JR West).
Lines
Tsuyama Station is served by the
Kishin Line
is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Himeji, Hyōgo and Niimi, Okayama, Japan. The name of the line comes from the first kanji of Himeji () and Niimi () which the line connects.
Stations
*S: Trains stop
*s: ...
and
Tsuyama Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting and in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Stations
All-stations and limited-stop services called operate over the line. In the "Rapid" column in the table below, "O ...
. It is located 86.3 kilometers from the southern
terminus
Terminus may refer to:
Ancient Rome
*Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers
Transport
*Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
*Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end des ...
of the Kishin Line at and 58.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsuyama Line at . Train of the
Inbi Line
The is a railway line operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Tottori, Tottori Prefecture and Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Route data
*Operating Company:
**West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
*Distan ...
normally continue past the nominal terminus of the line at using the tracks of the Tsuyama Line to terminate at Tsuyama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
s connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a ''
Midori no Madoguchi
, short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...
'' staffed ticket office.
History
Tsuyama Station opened on 21 August 1923.
With the privatization of
Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1973 passengers daily..
Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Surrounding area
*Tsuyama Castle
is a Japanese castle located in the Sange neighborhood of the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'in region of Japan. Tsuyama considered one of Japan's three major ''hirayama'' (平山城 hilltop) style castles along with Himeji ...
Ruins (Tsuruyama Park)
* Japan National Route 181
National Route 181 is a national highway of Japan connecting Tsuyama and Yonago
is a Cities of Japan, city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 146,139 in 68,534 households and a population density o ...
See also
* List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Tsuyama Station Official Site
Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture
Kishin Line
Tsuyama Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923
Tsuyama
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