Nishi-Iwakuni Station (西岩国駅, Nishi-Iwakuni-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Nishi-Iwakuni Station 西岩国駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nishi-Iwakuni Station in May 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6-chōme-15 Nishimi, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 741-0061 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°9′46.16″N 132°11′42.57″E / 34.1628222°N 132.1951583°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) from Iwakuni | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1929 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwakuni (until 1942) | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 349 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Iwakuni Station is served by the JR West Gantoku Line, and is located 3.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Iwakuni. It is also served by trains of the third sector Nishikigawa Seiryū Line from Nishikichō, although the station itself is purely a JR West station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, the middle track (Platform 2) has been discontinued. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Gantoku Line | for Iwakuni |
| 3 | ■ Gantoku Line | for Kushigahama and Tokuyama for Nishikicho |
History
editThe station opened on 15 April 1929, initially named Iwakuni Station.[2] It was renamed Nishi-Iwakuni in 1942, and at the same time, the original Marifu Station was renamed Iwakuni Station.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 349 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Iwakuni Prison
- Iwakuni Nishikimi Post Office
- Iwakuni Municipal Baseball Stadium
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.
- ^ a b Matsumoto, Kouji. 西岩国駅舎 [Nishi-Iwakuni Station building]. 岩国の観光.com (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Iwakuni Station at Wikimedia Commons