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Nishi-Izumo Station

Railway station in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

35°20′5.62″N 132°43′18.54″E / 35.3348944°N 132.7218167°E / 35.3348944; 132.7218167Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s)D San'in Main LineDistance389.4 km (242.0 mi) from KyotoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Connections

Bus stopConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 November 1913 (1913-11-21)Previous namesChiimiya (until 1993)PassengersFY 2020257 daily (boarding only) Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Izumo-Jinzai towards Masuda		San'in Line Local		Izumoshi towards Yonago

Location
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Nishi-Izumo Station (西出雲駅, Nishi-Izumo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Nishi-Izumo Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 389.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a foootbridge. The station building used to be on the north side of the station, but it was demolished, and now there is a waiting room-sized station building on the south side. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ D San'in Main Line	for Izumoshi, and Matsue
2	■ D San'in Main Line	for Ōdashi and Hamada

Gallery

Platforms, 2018

History

Nishi-Izumo Station opened on 21 November 1913 as Chiinomiya Station (知井宮駅, Chiinomiya-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 18 April 1990.^[2] 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).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 257 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Izumo Nishi High School -The school's Interact club sometimes volunteers to clean the station.
Izumo Municipal Henan Junior High School
Izumo City Kodogawa Elementary School
Masayugaoka Park

References

^ 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.
^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook