is a passenger

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located in the town of

Tsuwano is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 7,478 and a density of 25.0 persons per km². The total area is 307.09 km². Description Tsuwano is remotely locate ...

, Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Tsuwano Station is served by the JR West

Yamaguchi Line The is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects Shin-Yamaguchi Station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi and Masuda Station in Masuda, Shimane. History The Ogori (now Shin-Yamaguchi) - Yamagu ...

, and is located 62.0 kilometers from the

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of the line at . Limited Express '' Super Oki'' stops here, and it is the terminal of sightseeing train ''SL Yamaguchi'' (

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Station layout

The station consists of one

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connected to the station building by a footbridge. Platform 1 is a track adjacent to the station building, but it does not have boarding and alighting facilities and is used for train parking. "SL Yamaguchi" temporarily stores the passenger cars on this line, and then heads to the

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to change the direction of the locomotive alone. The station is staffed. JNR Class D51 194 is on static display in front of the station.

Platforms

History

Tsuwano Station was opened on 5 August 1918 on the

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Tsuwano Line when the line was extended from

Tokusa Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Tokusa Station is served by the JR West Yamaguchi Line, and is located 49.9 kilo ...

. The line was further extended to Iwami Masuda Station (now Masuda Station) and became the Yamaguchi Line on 1 April 1923. With the privatization of the

Japan National Railway 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 aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 140 passengers daily. Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

Surrounding area

*Tsuwano Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings *Tsuwano Town Office *Former residence of Mori Ogai * Tsuwano Castle Ruins

References

External links

JR West Station Official Site
Railway stations in Shimane Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1918 Tsuwano, Shimane {{Shimane-railstation-stub