Kami-Kagawa Station (上嘉川駅, Kami-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]
Kami-Kagawa Station 上嘉川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kami-Kagawa Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kagawa Nonaka 5515, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 754-0897 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°4′25.3″N 131°22′44.49″E / 34.073694°N 131.3790250°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 March 1925 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 60 | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Kami-Kagawa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 2.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a small shelter on the platform, and the station is unattended.
History edit
Kami-Kagawa Station was opened on 26 March 1925 when the Ube Railway was extended from Ogōri Station (present-day Shin-Yamaguchi) to Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station). The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 60 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- JR West Sanyo Main Line Kagawa Station
- Japan National Route 2 / Japan National Route 9 Ogori Road Ohara IC
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
External links edit
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