is a passenger

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located in the town of Wakasa, Yazu District,

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, Hiro ...

, Japan. It is operated by the third sector company Wakasa Railway.

Lines

Wakasa Station is a

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of the

Wakasa Line The is a Japanese railway line in Tottori Prefecture operated by the third-sector operating company . The line connects Kōge Station in Yazu with Wakasa Station in Wakasa. It is the only railway line operated by the Wakasa Railway. The third- ...

, and is located 19.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

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serving a single bi-directional track, with an additional siding track and turntable. A

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locomotive converted to run on compressed air, is on display at this station. The wooden station building and platform were built in 1930 and were registered as Tangible Cultural Property in 2008. This designation also includes the Storage room, Lamp room, western box guard, eastern box guard, garage, turntable, water tower, bridge and drainage ditch.