Tsuwano Station 津和野駅
Tsuwano Station Building, May 2017
General information
Location	Ushiroda, Tsuwano-cho, Kanoashi-gun, Shimane-ken 6699-5605 Japan
Coordinates	34°28′21.37″N 131°46′25.76″E / 34.4726028°N 131.7738222°E / 34.4726028; 131.7738222
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Yamaguchi Line
Distance	62.0 km (38.5 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 May 1918; 105 years ago (1918-05-05)
Passengers
FY2020	140
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Funahirayama towards Shin-Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Line Local Aonoyama towards Masuda
Location
Tsuwano Station Location within Shimane Prefecture Show map of Shimane Prefecture Tsuwano Station Tsuwano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tsuwano Station (津和野駅, Tsuwano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tsuwano, Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Tsuwano Station is served by the JR West Yamaguchi Line, and is located 62.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. Limited Express Super Oki stops here, and it is the terminal of sightseeing train SL Yamaguchi (steam train).

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. Platform 1 is a track adjacent to the station building, but it does not have boarding and alighting facilities and is used for train parking. "SL Yamaguchi" temporarily stores the passenger cars on this line, and then heads to the turntable to change the direction of the locomotive alone. The station is staffed. JNR Class D51 194 is on static display in front of the station.

Platforms

History

Tsuwano Station was opened on 5 August 1918 on the Japanese Government Railway Tsuwano Line when the line was extended from Tokusa Station. The line was further extended to Iwami Masuda Station (now Masuda Station) and became the Yamaguchi Line on 1 April 1923. 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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 140 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Tsuwano Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
• Tsuwano Town Office
• Former residence of Mori Ogai
• Tsuwano Castle Ruins