Kushigahama Station

Kushigahama Station (櫛ヶ浜駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the Tokuyama area of the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Kushigahama Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 411.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also served by the Gantoku Line and is 43.7 kilometers from the terminus of that station at Iwakuni

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms connected by a footbridge. There is an unnumbered fifth track that looks like a siding track on the inbound platform, but is used only for maintenance purposes and is a dead end.The station is unattended.

History
Kushigahama Station was opened on 11 February 1929 as an infill station on the San'yo Main Line. The Gantoku Line began operations from 29 May 1932. 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 777 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Tokuyama Boat Race Course
 * Shunan City Athletic Stadium
 * Shunan City Kushihama Elementary School
 * Shunan Municipal Taika Junior High School