is a passenger

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located in the city of

Yonago is a Cities of Japan, city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan and making up part of the boundary of Nakaumi, Lake Nakaumi. It is adjacent to Shimane Prefecture and across the lake from its capital of Matsue. It is the p ...

Tottori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hirosh ...

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. It is operated by the

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(JR West). It is also a freight depot for the

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(JR Freight).

Lines

Hōki-Daisen Station is served by the

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and is 318.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at . It is also the northern terminus of the

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, and is located 138.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus at and 154.3 kilometers from . All trains on the Hakubi Line continue past this station to

Yonago Station is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also the terminus of the Sakai Line. The station started operation on November 1, 1902. Layout The 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

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and one ground-level

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. The station buildings adjacent to the side platform and connected with the island platform by a footbridge. The station building is staffed.

Platforms

History

Hōki-Daisen Station opened on December 1, 1902 as . It was renamed 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

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

Surrounding area

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

References

External links

Hōki-Daisen Station from JR-Odekake.net
Railway stations in Tottori Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Hakubi Line Sanin Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902 Yonago, Tottori {{Tottori-railstation-stub