Nishiki-chō Station
Railway station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Nishiki-chō Station (錦町駅, Nishikichō-eki) is a railway station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.
Nishiki-chō Station 錦町駅 | |||||
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Nishiki-chō Station main entrance | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nishiki-machi Hirose, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi （山口県岩国市錦町広瀬） Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°15′53″N 131°57′46″E | ||||
| Operator | Nishikigawa Railway | ||||
| Line | Nishikigawa Seiryū Line | ||||
| Distance | 32.7 km from Kawanishi | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1963 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 203 daily | ||||
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Lines
The station is served by the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 32.7 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nishikigawa Seiryū Line | ||||
| Yanaze | - | Terminus | ||
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1963 as the western terminus of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) when the track was extended from 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.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 203 passengers daily.[1]
