Coordinates: 34°40′8.06″N 131°42′7.57″E / 34.6689056°N 131.7021028°E / 34.6689056; 131.7021028

Iinoura Station

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Iinoura Station

飯浦駅
File:Iinoura station 20051022.jpg
Iinoura Station building, October 2005
General information
Location233 Iinoura-chō, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken 699-3761
Japan
Coordinates34°40′8.06″N 131°42′7.57″E / 34.6689056°N 131.7021028°E / 34.6689056; 131.7021028
Owned byFile:JR logo (west).svg West Japan Railway Company
Operated byFile:JR logo (west).svg West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'in Main Line
Distance528.0 km (328.1 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 June 1926 (1926-06-19)
Passengers
FY20202
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Esaki
towards Shimonoseki
 San'in Main Line
E
Local
 Toda-Kohama
towards Masuda
Location
Location within Shimane Prefecture
Iinoura Station (Japan)
Map

Iinoura Station (飯浦駅, Iinoura-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).[1]

Lines

Iinoura Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 528.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is a waiting room on the platform. There used to be an old wooden station building, but it has now been dismantled and only the station name signboard and warehouse remain on the site. The station is unattended.

History

Iinoura Station was opened as a terminal station of the Japan Government Railways San'in Main Line when the line was extended extended from Toda-Kohama Station on 19 June 1927. The line was further extended to Susa Station on 25 March 1928. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 1962. 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). The station was out of operation from 28 July 2013 to 9 November 2013 due to damage to the line caused by torrential rains.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located on a slightly elevated inland area in the fishing village of Iiura.

  • Maruzaki and Matsushima Magnetic Rocks (Prefectural Natural Monument)
  • Iiura fishing port

Film location

Iinoura Station was used as the location for the fictional Kazemachi Station (風町駅) in the 2006 Japanese film Tabi no Okurimono 0:00 Hatsu.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 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 [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
  3. ↑ 旅の贈りもの 0:00発 - ロケーション [Tabi no Okurimono location guide] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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