Itozaki Station
Railway station in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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Itozaki Station (糸崎駅, Itozaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)
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Itozaki Station 糸崎駅 | |||||||||||
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Itozaki Station in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4-chōme-1 Itosaki, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-0324 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°23′32.74″N 133°6′15.54″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 230.9 km (143.5 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-X19 / JR-G17 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1892 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mihara (until 1894) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 676 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Itozaki Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 230.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has been unstaffed since March 2020. There are many sidings in the south of the station.
Platforms
History
Itozaki Station was opened as the terminus of the Sanyō Railway on 20 July 1892 as Mihara Station (三原駅, Mihara-eki) when the line was extended from Onomichi to this station.. It was renamed 10 June 1894 when the line was further extended to Hiroshima Station. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. [2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 676 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Onomichi Itozaki Port
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems Co., Ltd. Mihara Plant
Japan National Route 185
