Yonago Airport Station

Yonago Airport Station (米子空港駅, Yonago Kūkō-eki) is a railway station on the Sakai Line in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is within walking distance of the Yonago Airport terminal.

Yonago Airport Station

米子空港駅
Yonago Airport Station in June 2010
Location744 Sainokami-chō, Sakaiminato-shi, Tottori-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°30′07″N 133°14′52″E
Operated by JR West
Line(s)Sakai Line
Tracks1
Connections
History
Opened1 November 1902
Previous namesŌshinozu (until 2008)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2007)4 daily
Location
Yonago Airport Station
Location within Japan
Yonago Airport Station in 2008, before completion of the station building

History

The station opened on November 1, 1902, as Ōshinozu Station (大篠津駅).[1] The station was moved to the present location and renamed Yonago Airport Station on June 15, 2008, when the line was rerouted for the expansion of Yonago Airport.[2]

Layout

The station has one platform serving one track for trains of both directions.

Lines

Yonago Airport Station is served by the Sakai Line.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sakai Line
Yumigahama Rapid Nakahama
Ōshinozuchō Local Nakahama
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References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 328. ISBN 4533029809.
  2. "境線 大篠津駅、御崎口駅の駅名改称について (Renaming of Ōshinozu Station and Misakiguchi Station on the Sakai Line)" Archived March 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, JR West press release, April 15, 2008 (in Japanese), retrieved on April 13, 2009
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