is a passenger

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located in the city of

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Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

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, operated by

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(JR West).

Lines

Mimasaka-Kamo Station is served by the

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, and is located 55.8 kilometers from the southern

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of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level

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s. The station building is located on the side of the platform bound for Tsuyama, and both platforms are connected by a level crossing.The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Mimasaka-Kamo Station opened on March 15, 1928. 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. The station building was renovated in June 2003.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 71 passengers daily..Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

Surrounding area

* Okayama Prefectural Road/Tottori Prefectural Road No. 6 Tsuyama Chizu Hatto Line *Tsuyama City Kamo Junior High School *Tsuyama City Kamo Branch (former Kamo Town Office)

References

External links

Mimasaka-Kamo Station Official Site
Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Tsuyama {{Okayama-railstation-stub