Orii Station (折居駅, Orii-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Orii Station 折居駅 | |||||||||||
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 Orii Station, April 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1067, Nishimura-chō, Hamada-shi, Shimane-ken 697-1337 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′35.03″N 131°59′12.84″E / 34.8263972°N 131.9869000°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 487.6 km (303.0 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1924 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 6 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editOrii Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 487.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.
Station layout
editThe station has a single island platform and a side track for track maintenance. In 2019, the outer wall of the station building was repainted with an image of the sea and sky. The station building is connected to the platform by a footbridge, and the platform has a waiting room. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for Hamada and Izumoshi |
| 2 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for Masuda and Shin-Yamaguchi |
History
editOrii Station was opened on 1 April 1924. 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).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 6 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Orii Beach
- Japan National Route 9
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
edit- Media related to Orii Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR West Station Official Site
