Shin-Kurashiki Station

South side of the station

Shin-Kurashiki Station (新倉敷駅 Shin-Kurashiki-eki, lit. "New Kurashiki Station") is a railway station in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Shin-Kurashiki Station is served by the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line and local Sanyo Main Line.

As Shin-Kurashiki is an intermediate shinkansen station, only Kodama all-stations services stop here.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sanyo Shinkansen
Okayama   Kodama   Fukuyama
Sanyo Main Line
Kurashiki   Rapid Sun Liner   Konkō
Nishiachi   Local   Konkō

History

The station opened on 14 July 1891, as Tamashima Station (玉島駅). It was renamed Shin-Kurashiki on 10 March 1975 at the same time the Shinkansen line opened.

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    Coordinates: 34°33′54″N 133°40′43″E / 34.5649854°N 133.6786741°E / 34.5649854; 133.6786741


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