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Seto Station

Railway station in Okayama, Japan

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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).

01Lines

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.

02Station 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

03History

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.

04Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2680 passengers daily

05Surrounding area

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

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