Yoshidaguchi Station (吉田口駅, Yoshidaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yoshidaguchi Station 吉田口駅 | |||||||||||
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Entrance to Yoshidaguchi Station in August 2008 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 240 Shimoobara Kodacho, Akitakata-shi, Hiroshima-shi 739-1103 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°39′53.17″N 132°44′44.35″E / 34.6647694°N 132.7456528°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 109.9 km (68.3 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 April 1915 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 46 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYoshidaguchi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 109.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 19.6 kilometers from Miyoshi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is a multi-purpose meeting building named "Pratt House." The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Kōtachi and Miyoshi |
2 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Shiwaguchi and Hiroshima |
History
editYoshidaguchi Station was opened on 28 April 1915. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. In November 1992 the current station building was completed.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 46 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Yoshida Post Office
- Yoshida Kōriyama Castle ruins, a National Historic Monument, former castle of the daimyō Mōri Motonari
- Akitakata Municipal Kōta Elementary School
- Akitakata Municipal Yoshida Elementary School
- Hiroshima Prefectural Yoshida High School
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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
editMedia related to Yoshidaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons