Izumoshi Station (出雲市駅, Izumoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] Izumoshi Station is located 100 meters west of the Ichibata Electric Railway Dentetsu Izumoshi Station and there is no direct connection between buildings. Passengers wishing to change lines must exit the ticket gate to transfer between the two stations.
Izumoshi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 384.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The entry to the station has a doorway patterned after nearby Izumo-taisha. The station is staffed and contains a convenience store and a tourist information office.
Izumoshi Station was opened as Izumo Imaichi Station (出雲今市駅) on 10 October 1910 when the San'in Main Line was extended from Shōbara Station. The Taisha Line began operations on 1 June 1912. The San'in Main Line was further expended to Oda on 21 November 1913. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1957. 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). The Taisha Line was discontinued in 1990.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,518 passengers daily.[2]
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