Seto Station

Railway station in Okayama, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeJR-S06WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 March 1891 (1891-03-18)PassengersFY20192680 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Jōtō towards Okayama		San'yō Line Local		Mantomi towards Mitsuishi

Location
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Seto Station (瀬戸駅, Seto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). ^[1]

Lines

Seto Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 128.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform, with the station building is located on the side of the side platform for Himeji (Platform 1), and connected to the island platform for Okayama (Platforms 2 and 3) by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ S San'yō Main Line	for Wake and Himeji
2	■ S San'yō Main Line	for Okayama and Fukuyama

History

Seto Station was opened on 18 March 1891. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2680 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

Okayama City Higashi Ward Office Seto Branch (Former Seto Town Hall)
Okayama Prefectural Seto High School
Okayama Municipal Seto Junior High School

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.