Iwami-Tsuda Station

{{Short description|Railway station in Matsuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Iwami-Tsuda Station

| native_name = 石見津田駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Iwamitsudasta.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Iwami-Tsuda Station, August 2005

| style = JR West

| address = 1270 Tsuda-chō, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken 699-3671

| country = Japan

| coordinates ={{coord|34|43|21.82|N|131|51|52.59|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{rcb|JR West|San'in D|route}} San'in Main Line

| distance = {{convert|507.2|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kyoto|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{rint|bus}} Bus stop

| structure = At grade

| code =

| accessible =

| status =Unstaffed

| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0640771}}

| opened = {{start date|1923|12|26|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 14

| pass_year = FY2020

| map_type = Japan Shimane Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Iwami-Tsuda Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR West|line=San'in D|left=Masuda|right=Kamate}}

}}

{{nihongo|Iwami-Tsuda Station|石見津田駅|Iwami-Tsuda-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).{{cite book|author=Kawashima, Reizo| title=山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア|trans-title=Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area|language=Japanese|year=2012|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-295155-5}}

Lines

Iwami-Tsuda Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 507.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kyoto|x}}. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building still exists, but used as a bakery and offices for the local JA office. The station is unattended.

Platforms

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx={{rcb|JR West|San'in D|route}} San'in Main Line|pwidth=|dir= for {{STN|Hamada|x}} and {{STN|Gōtsu|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2 |first=3|nidx={{rcb|JR West|San'in D|route}} San'in Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Masuda|x}} and {{STN|Higashi-Hagi|x}}}}

History

Iwami-Tsuda Station was opened as a terminal station of the Japan Government Railways San'in Main Line when the line was extended extended from Miho-Misumi Station and Masuda Station on 26 December 1923. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 February 1963. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (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 14 passengers daily.[https://pref.shimane-toukei.jp/index.php?view=23457 Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook]