Kurashiki Station
倉敷駅 |
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Kurashiki Station in July 2008
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Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 34°36′06″N 133°45′57″E / 34.6018°N 133.7657°E |
Operated by | JR West |
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Website | Official website |
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Opened | 25 April 1891 |
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Kurashiki Station (倉敷駅 Kurashiki-eki?) is a JR West Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line railway station located in 1-1 1-chōme, Achi, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. All Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line express and limited express trains stop at this station. The Mizushima Coastal Railway Mizushima Main Line Kurashiki-shi Station is near the station.
Kurashiki Station features both side- and island-style platform capable of handling several lines simultaneously. Each platform has an upper (上り) and lower end (下り) of the platform.
Facilities located within the station building include the LeBlanc department store, the Hotel Kurashiki, the Nippon Travel Agency, McDonald's, and ATMs for Chugoku Bank and Tomato Bank.
At the south entrance to Kurashiki Station is Kurashiki-shi Station, operated by Mizushima Coastal Railway as a station on the Mizushima Main Line. Chayamachi Station, which services the Uno and Honshibasan Lines (including the Seto Ōhashi Line) is accessible via a 22-minute bus ride operated by Shimotsui Electric Railway.