Wake Station

和気駅
Wake Station in April 2007
General information
Location572-9 Fukutomi, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama-ken 709-0442
Japan
Coordinates34°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
Distance114.8 km (71.3 mi) from Kobe
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJR-S09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 March 1891 (1891-03-18)
Passengers
FY20191355 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kumayama
towards Okayama
San'yō Line
Local
Yoshinaga
towards Mitsuishi
Location
Wake Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Wake Station
Wake Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Wake Station is located in Japan
Wake Station
Wake Station
Wake Station (Japan)

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

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

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

1  S San'yō Main Line for Aioi and Himeji
2, 3  S San'yō Main Line for Okayama and Mihara

History

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

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

Surrounding area

  • Wake Town Hall
  • Okayama Prefectural Wake Shizutani High School

See also

References

  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.

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