Kawanishi Station (川西駅, Kawanishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector Nishikigawa Railway.[1]
Kawanishi Station 川西駅 | |
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 Kawanishi Station in May 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 2-chōme-8 Kawanishi, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 741-0082 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°9′23.96″N 132°10′38.54″E / 34.1566556°N 132.1773722°E |
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from Iwakuni |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 April 1960 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2020 | 425 |
| Location | |
  Kawanishi Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture  Kawanishi Station Kawanishi Station (Japan) | |
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Lines edit
Kawanishi Station is served by the JR West Gantoku Line, and is located 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Iwakuni. It is also the nominal terminus of the 32.7 kilometer Nishikigawa Seiryū Line from Nishikichō, although all trains continue past Kawanishi Station on the Gantoku Line tracks to terminate at Iwakuni.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West | ||||
| Gantoku Line | ||||
| Nishi-Iwakuni | - | Hashirano | ||
| Nishikigawa Railway | ||||
| Nishikigawa Seiryū Line | ||||
| Nishi-Iwakuni | - | Mishō | ||
History edit
Kawanishi Station was opened on 16 April 1960. 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 425 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Iwakuni High School
- Nishiki River
- Kintai Bridge
- Birthplace of the Chiyo Uno
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
Media related to Kawanishi Station (Yamaguchi) at Wikimedia Commons