Kuse Station

{{short description|Railway station in Mainwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Kuse Station

| native_name = 久世駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

|style = JR West

| image = JRW kuse sta.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kuse Station, January 2008

| other_name =

| address = 2426-3 Kuse, Maniwa-shi, Okayama-ken 719-3201

| country = Japan

| coordinates ={{coord|35|4|51|N|133|44|43.32|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{rcb|JR West|Kishin|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kishin}}

| distance = {{convert|118.9|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Himeji|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code =

| status =Unstaffed

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0651018}}

| opened = {{Start date and age|1924|05|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 187 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Kuse Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services =

}}

File:Kuse Station - August 14 2019 10 47 40 223000.jpeg

{{Nihongo|Kuse Station|久世駅|Kuse-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by 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』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア|trans-title=Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area|language=Japanese|year=2012|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-295155-5}}

Lines

Kuse Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 118.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at {{STN|Himeji|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx= 15px Kishin Line|dir= for {{STN|Chūgoku-Katsuyama|x}}, {{STN|Niimi|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx= 15px Kishin Line|dir= for {{STN|Tsuyama|x}}, {{STN|Sayo|x}}}}

Adjacent stations

{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|previous={{STN|Komi|x|Okayama}}|next={{STN|Chūgoku-Katsuyama|x}}|col=navy}}

{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous=Komi|next=Chūgoku-Katsuyama|col=grey}}

History

Kuse Station opened on May 1, 1924. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 187 passengers daily.[https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station] - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020