Hayashino_Station Knowpia

Hayashino Station

林野駅
Hayashino Station; 林野駅
	Hayashino Station, June 2008
General information
Location	189-2 Sakaemachi, Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken 707-0025; Japan
Coordinates	35°0′49.2″N 134°9′2.95″E / 35.013667°N 134.1508194°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Kishin Line
Distance	70.4 km (43.7 mi) from Himeji
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 November 1934; 89 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	116 daily
Location
	Hayashino Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Hayashino Station Hayashino Station (Japan)

Hayashino Station (林野駅, Hayashino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines edit

Hayashino Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 70.4 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It formerly had one island platform and two tracks, but one side has been removed (the track space is now the site of an apartment building). The station is attended.

Adjacent stations edit

«	Service
JR West Kishin Line
Narahara	Rapid	Katsumada
Narahara	Local	Katsumada

History edit

Hayashino Station opened on November 28, 1934. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2021.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 116 passengers daily..^[2]

Surrounding area edit

Mimasaka City Hall

References edit

^ 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.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020