Wakasa Station

Wakasa Station (若桜駅) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Wakasa, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector company Wakasa Railway.

Lines
Wakasa Station is a terminus  of the Wakasa Line, and is located 19.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kōge.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track, with an additional siding track and turntable. A JNR Class C12 locomotive converted to run on compressed air, is on display at this station. The wooden station building and platform were built in 1930 and were registered as Tangible Cultural Property in 2008. This designation also includes the Storage room, Lamp room, western box guard, eastern box guard, garage, turntable, water tower, bridge and drainage ditch.

Adjacent stations
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History
Wakasa Station opened on 1 December 1930.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 249 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Wakasa Jinja
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0029.svg Route 29
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0482.svg Route 482