Station

Tsuwano

津和野

Tsuwano
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Train service

Weekday departures: 21/day · Sat & holiday departures: 21/day

First / last train (weekday): 5:29 / 20:00

Busiest hour: 6:00–7:00 (2)

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0:00 ─ 23:00

Counts are departures in the timetable data shown on our live map.

Adjacent stations

Location

History

Tsuwano Station opened on 5 August 1922 in Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, as the terminus of the government-built Tsuwano Line extended from Tokusa. The line was further extended to Iwami-Masuda (now Masuda) on 1 April 1923 and renamed the Yamaguchi Line. A small steam-locomotive depot opened with the station and survived in various forms until 1986. Freight ended on 1 April 1980 and parcel handling on 14 March 1985. JR West took over at JNR privatisation on 1 April 1987. The station, gateway to the "Little Kyoto of San'in" old-town district, became unstaffed on 1 December 2021 and was placed under a simplified contract from 6 August 2022. It remains the terminus of the steam excursion "SL Yamaguchi".

Notes

A retired JNR Class D51 locomotive (D51 194) is preserved on static display in front of the station.

Sources