Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station
Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station (清流新岩国駅, Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni-eki) is a railway station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.
Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station 清流新岩国駅 | |
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The station in May 2012 before renaming | |
Location | 1 Mishō, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi (山口県岩国市御庄一丁目) Japan |
Coordinates | 34°09′44″N 132°08′52″E |
Operated by | Nishikigawa Railway |
Line(s) | Nishikigawa Seiryū Line |
Distance | 3.9 km from Kawanishi |
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History | |
Opened | 1 November 1960 |
Previous names | Mishō (until 2013) |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2011) | 77 |
Lines
Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station is served by the Nishikigawa Railway Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 3.9 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1] It is linked by a walkway to Shin-Iwakuni Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen approximately 300 m from this station.
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station with the name Mishō Station (御庄駅) on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[3][4] On 16 March 2013, it was renamed Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station to emphasize the connection with the nearby shinkansen station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 77 passengers daily.[1]
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4533029809.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 284. ISBN 4533029809.
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