Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station
Railway station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station (清流新岩国駅, Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni-eki) is a railway station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.
Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station 清流新岩国駅 | |||||
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The station in May 2012 before renaming | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1 Mishō, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi （山口県岩国市御庄一丁目） Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′44″N 132°08′52″E | ||||
| Operator | Nishikigawa Railway | ||||
| Line | Nishikigawa Seiryū Line | ||||
| Distance | 3.9 km from Kawanishi | ||||
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| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 November 1960 | ||||
| Former names | Mishō (until 2013) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 77 | ||||
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Lines
Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station is served by the Nishikigawa Railway Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 3.9 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1] It is linked by a walkway to Shin-Iwakuni Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen approximately 300 m from this station.[2]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nishikigawa Seiryū Line | ||||
| Kawanishi | - | Shūchi-Kasagami | ||
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station with the name Mishō Station (御庄駅) on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to 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.[3][4] On 16 March 2013, it was renamed Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station to emphasize the connection with the nearby shinkansen station.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 77 passengers daily.[1]
