Mizushiri Station (水尻駅, Mizushiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Saka, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Mizushiri Station 水尻駅 | |||||||||||
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 Mizushiri Station in July 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-2 Koyaura, Saka-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima-ken 731-4331 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°19′11.97″N 132°29′56.39″E / 34.3199917°N 132.4989972°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 79.3 km (49.3 mi) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y07 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 February 1999 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 69 | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Mizushiri Station is served by the JR West Kure Line and is 79.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Mihara.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge to a simple station building with automatic ticket machines. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Takehara |
| 2 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kaitaichi and Hiroshima |
History edit
Mizushiri Station was opened on 7 February 1999.[2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 69 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area edit
The station building is sandwiched between the sea on the west side and the mountains on the east side, and there is little flat land. There is a sandy beach called Bayside Beach on the west side of the station.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Memories of Hiroshima and Nagashaki". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links edit
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