Nagato-Furuichi Station

Nagato-Furuichi Station

長門古市駅
Nagato-Furuichi Station in October 2009
General information
Location5791-2, Hekikami Aza Gotanda, Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-4401
Japan
Coordinates34°23′18.6″N 131°6′7.52″E / 34.388500°N 131.1020889°E / 34.388500; 131.1020889
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'in Main Line
Distance609.0 km (378.4 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 October 1929 (1929-10-13)
Passengers
FY2020107
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Hitomaru
towards Shimonoseki
 San'in Main Line
E
Local
 Kiwado
towards Masuda
Location
Nagato-Furuichi Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Nagato-Furuichi Station
Nagato-Furuichi Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Nagato-Furuichi Station is located in Japan
Nagato-Furuichi Station
Nagato-Furuichi Station
Nagato-Furuichi Station (Japan)
Map

Nagato-Furuichi Station (長門古市駅, Nagato-Furuichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Nagato-Furuichi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 609.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. he station building was renovated in 2001 and has become a community facility called "Fureai Plaza Hamayu Hioki". The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side ■      San'in Main Line for Takibe and Shimonoseki
opposite side ■      San'in Main Line for Nagatoshi and Higashi-Hagi

History

Nagato-Furuichi Station was opened on 13 October 1929 as a terminal station of the Japan Government Railways Mine Line when the line was extended from Kiwado Station. The line was further extended to Agawa Station by 7 December 1930. This portion of the Mine Line was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 June 1961. 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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 107 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Nagato City Hall Hioki General Branch (former Hioki town hall)
  • Hioki Museum of History and Folklore
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Otsu Ryokuyo High School Hioki School Building
  • Nagato Municipal Hioki Junior High School
  • Nagato Municipal Hioki Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

Media related to Nagato-Furuichi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stub icon

This Yamaguchi Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.