Minami-Gōchi Station
Minami-Gōchi Station 南河内駅 | |
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 Minami-Gōchi Station, May 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 230, Sumi, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi （山口県岩国市角230） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°09′57″N 132°06′12″E / 34.165706°N 132.103407°E |
| Operated by | Nishikigawa Railway |
| Line(s) | Nishikigawa Seiryū Line |
| Distance | 8.6 km from Kawanishi |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1960 |
Minami-Gōchi Station (南河内駅, Minami-Gōchi-eki) is a train station on the Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan and is operated by Nishikigawa Railway.
Lines
[edit]The station is situated on the Seiryū Line and is 8.6 km from Kawanishi. [1]
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishikigawa Railway | ||||
| Nishikigawa Seiryū Line | ||||
| Shuuchi-Kasagami | - | Yukaba | ||
History
[edit]Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station was passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In 2011, the station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 284. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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