Kami-Kagawa Station
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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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]
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]
Media related to Kami-Kagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
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