Tsuyama Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Tsuyama Station

| native_name = 津山駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

|style = JR West

| image = NewTsuyamaStation@Bus.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Tsuyama Station in August 2017

| other_name =

| address = Nakakitashimo, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 708-0882

| country = Japan

| coordinates ={{coord|35|3|17.10|N|134|0|10.85|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{Plainlist|

{{rcb|JR West|Inbi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Inbi}}
{{rcb|JR West|Kishin|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kishin}}
{{rcb|JR West|Tsuyama|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Tsuyama}}

}}

| distance = {{convert|86.3|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Himeji|x}}
{{convert|58.7|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Okayama|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code =

| status =Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0651008}}

| opened = {{Start date and age|1923|08|21|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 1973 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Tsuyama Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=Kishin|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left=Innoshō|right=Higashi-Tsuyama

|line3=Inbi|note-mid3={{SLL|Local}}|right3=Higashi-Tsuyama

|line6=Tsuyama|note-mid6={{SLL|Rapid Kotobuki|orangered|white}}{{SLL|Local}}|left6=Tsuyamaguchi}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Tsuyama Station|津山駅|Tsuyama-eki}} is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, 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

Tsuyama Station is served by the Kishin Line and Tsuyama Line. It is located 86.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the Kishin Line at {{STN|Himeji|x}} and 58.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsuyama Line at {{STN|Okayama|x}}. Train of the Inbi Line normally continue past the nominal terminus of the line at {{STN|Higashi-Tsuyama|x}} using the tracks of the Tsuyama Line to terminate at Tsuyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

Tsuyama Station opened on 21 August 1923.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = 250| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1973 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