Yonago Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station
on the San'in Main Line
of West Japan Railway Company
(JR West) located in Yonago
, Tottori Prefecture
, Japan
. It is also the terminus of the Sakai Line
.
The station started operation on November 1, 1902.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the San'in Main Line
San'in Main Line
The is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company . It is the major railway line of the San'in region, running along the Japan Sea, crossing Kyoto, Hyōgo, Tottori, Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures...
of West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West) located in Yonago
Yonago, Tottori
is a city located in the northwest of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori and therefore a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture....
, Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is also the terminus of the Sakai Line
Sakai Line
is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Yonago and Sakaiminato all within Tottori Prefecture, Japan.- Route data :*Company:Distance:** West Japan Railway Company ：*** Yonago — Sakaiminato...
.
The station started operation on November 1, 1902.
Layout
- 1 side platformSide platformA Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
, 1 island platformIsland platformAn island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, and 1 bay platformBay platformBay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
.0 ■Sakai Line Sakai Lineis a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Yonago and Sakaiminato all within Tottori Prefecture, Japan.- Route data :*Company:Distance:** West Japan Railway Company ：*** Yonago — Sakaiminato...for 1 ■San'in Main Line San'in Main LineThe is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company . It is the major railway line of the San'in region, running along the Japan Sea, crossing Kyoto, Hyōgo, Tottori, Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures...(up) for , ■Hakubi Line Hakubi LineThe is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station on the west side of Niimi, and terminating at Hōki-Daisen Station...for , , 2･3･4･5 ■San'in Main Line (down) for Matsue, Izumoshi (up) for Matsue ■Hakubi Line (down) for , , ■Sakai Line for Sakaiminato
External links
- Yonago Station (JR West)