Seto Station

Railway station in Okayama, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Seto Station (瀬戸駅, Seto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1]

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Seto Station

瀬戸駅
Seto Station in January 2017
General information
Location91-2 Seto, Setochō, Higashi-ku, Okayama-ken, 709-0861
Japan
Coordinates34°44′3.47″N 134°2′29.83″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)S San'yō Main Line
Distance128.0 km (79.5 mi) from Kobe
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-S06
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 March 1891 (1891-03-18)
Passengers
FY20192680 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Jōtō
towards Okayama
San'yō Line
Local
Mantomi
towards Mitsuishi
Location
Seto Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Seto Station
Seto Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Seto Station is located in Japan
Seto Station
Seto Station
Seto Station (Japan)
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Lines

Seto Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 128.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform, with the station building is located on the side of the side platform for Himeji (Platform 1), and connected to the island platform for Okayama (Platforms 2 and 3) by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  S San'yō Main Line for Wake and Himeji
2  S San'yō Main Line for Okayama and Fukuyama

History

Seto 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 2680 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

  • Okayama City Higashi Ward Office Seto Branch (Former Seto Town Hall)
  • Okayama Prefectural Seto High School
  • Okayama Municipal Seto Junior High School

See also

References

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