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Kagawa Station 嘉川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kagawa Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kagawa, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, 754-0897 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°3′58.3″N 131°22′12.27″E / 34.066194°N 131.3700750°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 463.2 km (287.8 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 December 1900 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 153 | ||||||||||
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Kagawa Station (嘉川駅, Kagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Kagawa Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 463.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Ube and Shimonoseki |
History
[edit]Kagawa Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as a station on the San'yō Railway when tehb line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 153 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yamaguchi City Hall Kagawa Branch Office
- Yamaguchi Municipal Kawanishi Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
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