Ii Station (飯井駅, Ii-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station is promoted by a local government as "the station with the shortest Latin name", based on the fact that, while there are other stations with two Latin letters (Ao, Oe, and Ei), the width of "Ii" is the narrowest amongst others.
Ii Station 飯井駅 | |||||||||||
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 Waiting Room of Ii Station (2009) | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4876 Sammi Maemizunashi, Sanmi, Hagi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-3721 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°22′44.87″N 131°17′42.05″E / 34.3791306°N 131.2950139°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 588.1 km (365.4 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 January 1964 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 4 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 588.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is on the platform and serves as a waiting room. The station is unattended.
History
editThe station was opened on 21 January 1964 as a unstaffed station on the initiative of Takeo Kawamura's father, a prefectural assemblyman from the area. From 28 July to 8 August 2013, due to heavy rain damaging the track, train service was suspended from Masuda Station to Nagatoshi Station, including this station.[2] In 2020, 300 pieces of visit certificates is distributed to people who visited.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
editThe station is located in the fishing port village of Ii, surrounded by mountains and the sea, and from the platform the Sea of Japan is visible.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ JR山口線で鉄橋流される. NHK News Web (in Japanese). 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ ローマ字表記で世界最短？ 来駅証明書でPR図る無人駅. The Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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