Wake Station

Railway station in Wake, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Wake Station

和気駅

Wake Station in April 2007

General information
Location| 572-9 Fukutomi, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama-ken 709-0442
Japan
Coordinates| 34°47′50.32″N 134°9′9.42″E﻿ / ﻿34.7973111°N 134.1526167°E﻿ / 34.7973111; 134.1526167
Owned by|  West Japan Railway Company
Operated by|  West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)| S San'yō Main Line
Distance| 114.8 km (71.3 miles) from Kobe
Platforms| 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks| 3
Connections|

* Bus stop

Other information
Status| Staffed
Station code| JR-S09
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 18 March 1891 (1891-03-18)
Passengers
FY2019| 1355 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR West | Following station

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Kumayama

towards Okayama

|  | San'yō Line

Local

|  | Yoshinaga

towards Mitsuishi

Location

Wake Station

Location within Okayama Prefecture

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Wake Station

Wake Station (Japan)

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Wake Station (和気駅, Wake-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Wake, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1]

## Lines

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Wake Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 114.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

## Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station building is located on the side of Platform 1. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ S San'yō Main Line  | for Aioi and Himeji

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2, 3 | ■ S San'yō Main Line  | for Okayama and Mihara

## History

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Wake Station was opened on 18 March 1891. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1355 passengers daily[2]

## Surrounding area

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* Wake Town Hall
* Okayama Prefectural Wake Shizutani High School

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## 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. ^ 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

## External links

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Media related to Wake Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR West Station Official Site

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Stations of the JR West San'yō Line (Himeji \- Mihara)

* (JR Kobe Line<<)
* Himeji
* Agaho
* Harima-Katsuhara
* Aboshi
* Tatsuno
* Aioi
* Une
* Kamigōri
* Mitsuishi
* Yoshinaga
* Wake
* Kumayama
* Mantomi
* Seto
* Jōtō
* Higashi-Okayama
* Takashima
* Nishigawara
* Okayama
* Okayama Freight Terminal
* Kitanagase
* Niwase
* Nakashō
* Kurashiki
* Nishiachi
* Shin-Kurashiki
* Konkō
* Kamogata
* Satoshō
* Kasaoka
* Daimon
* Higashi-Fukuyama
* Fukuyama
* Bingo-Akasaka
* Matsunaga
* Higashi-Onomichi
* Onomichi
* Itozaki
* Mihara
* (>>to Hiroshima)

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