Timetable information
Weekday departures: 68/day · Sat & holiday departures: 68/day
First / last departure (weekday): 4:42 / 23:48
Busiest hour: 6:00–7:00 (5)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Adjacent stations
- San'in Main Line: Naoe ⇄ Nishi-Izumo
Location
History
Izumoshi Station opened on 10 October 1910 as Izumo-Imaichi Station, the terminus of the new Imperial Railway San'in Main Line extension from Shōbara. The Taisha Line opened to Taisha on 1 June 1912, and the San'in Main Line was extended to Oda on 21 November 1913. On 30 November 1947 the Shōwa emperor's special train called at the station, and the emperor stepped down to the platform to bow to war victims. The station was renamed Izumoshi on 1 April 1957, freight handling ended on 31 December 1983, and the station passed to JR West and JR Freight with the JNR breakup on 1 April 1987. The Taisha Line was abolished on 1 April 1990, the station was elevated under a continuous grade-separation project on 14 March 1998, automatic ticket gates entered service on 5 November 2016, and ICOCA acceptance began on 17 December 2016. Twilight Express Mizukaze began calling on 19 June 2017.
Notes
This station marks the western limit of the ICOCA usable area, and the card cannot be used on the San'in Main Line west of this station.
Sources
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18