Yonekawa Station (米川駅, Yonekawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yonekawa Station 米川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yonekawa Station in March 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shūtō-machi Sagawa 1722-5, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 742-0424 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°4′28.37″N 132°0′52.23″E / 34.0745472°N 132.0145083°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gantoku Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.4 km (15.2 mi) from Iwakuni | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1934 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 10 | ||||||||||
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  Yonekawa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture  Yonekawa Station Yonekawa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Yonekawa Station is served by the JR West Gantoku Line, and is located 24.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Iwakuni.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History edit
Yonekawa Station was opened on 1 December 1934. 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 10 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 144 Kokuga Line
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 Yonekawa Station at Wikimedia Commons