Koi-Yamagata Station

Railway station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Koi-Yamagata Station

恋山形駅

The Koi-Yamagata station as it appeared in August 2017, following its 2013 repaint.

General information
Location| 159-3 Ouchi, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken 689-1421
Japan
Coordinates| 35°15′20″N 134°16′44″E﻿ / ﻿35.2556°N 134.2790°E﻿ / 35.2556; 134.2790
Operated by|  Chizu Express
Line(s)| ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line
Distance| 50.0 km (31.1 mi) from Kamigōri
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| At grade
Other information
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 3 December 1994 (1994-12-03)
Passengers
2018| 5 daily

Location

Koi-Yamagata Station

Location within Tottori Prefecture

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Koi-Yamagata Station

Koi-Yamagata Station (Japan)

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Koi-Yamagata Station (恋山形駅, Koiyamagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express.[1]

## Lines

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Koi-Yamagata Station is served by the 56.1 km Chizu Express Chizu Line from Kamigōri to Chizu, and lies 50.0 km from Kamigōri.[2]

## Layout

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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms with simple shelter facilities for passengers. The platforms are connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Chizu Line  | for Chizu, Tottori and Kurayoshi

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2 | ■ Chizu Line  | for Kamigori, Osaka, Kyoto and Okayama

## Adjacent stations

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« | Service  | »

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Chizu Express Chizu Line
Limited Express "Super Inaba": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station
Yamasato |  | Local  |  | Chizu

## Gallery

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* The station as it appeared in August 2008, prior to its repaint.

* The platforms as they also appeared in August 2008.

## History

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Koi-Yamagata Station opened on 3 December 1994 with the opening of the Chizu Line.[2]

On 9 June 2013, as a nod to "koi" (the Japanese word for love) appearing in the station's name, the station's shelters and fences were repainted in vivid pink, and the station's signs were replaced with heart-shaped equivalents.[3]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily.[4]

## Surrounding area

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* Yamagata Elementary School (closed)
* Japan National Route 373

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan
* Yamagata (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 295\. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. ^ 恋山形駅の駅装飾を改良 [Koi-Yamagata Station redecorated]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 42, no. 352\. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. August 2013. p. 38.
4. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station \- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

## External links

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Media related to Koi-Yamagata Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Koi-Yamagata Station information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Chizu Express

* Kamigōri
* Kokenawa
* Kōnohara-Enshin
* Kuzaki
* Sayo
* Hirafuku
* Ishii
* Miyamoto Musashi
* Ōhara
* Nishi-Awakura
* Awakura-Onsen
* Yamasato
* Koi-Yamagata
* Chizu

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