Okami Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Okami Station

| native_name = 岡見駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image =岡見駅.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Okami Station, September 2009

| style = JR West

| address = 2110 Misumi-chō Okami, Hamada-shi, Shimane-ken 699-3226

| country = Japan

| coordinates ={{coord|34|46|18.46|N|131|54|47.57|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|497.6|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kyoto|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| 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=0640769}}

| opened = {{start date|1926|04|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 30

| pass_year = FY2020

| map_type = Japan Shimane Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Okami Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

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

}}

{{nihongo|Okami Station|岡見駅|Okami-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hamada, 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

Okami Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 497.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kyoto|x}}. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station is located on an embankment with a curving island platform. The station building is located on the south side of the premises, and is connected to the platform by an underground passage. 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|Masuda|x}} and {{STN|Shin-Yamaguchi|x}}}}

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History

Okami Station was opened on 1 April 1926. 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). Freight operations resumed on 1 April 1998 but were abolished again on 1 April 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 30 passengers daily.[https://pref.shimane-toukei.jp/index.php?view=23457 Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook]