Minami-Gōchi Station

Coordinates: 34°09′57″N 132°06′12″E / 34.165706°N 132.103407°E / 34.165706; 132.103407
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Minami-Gōchi Station

南河内駅
Minami-Gōchi Station, May 2008
General information
Location230, Sumi, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
(山口県岩国市角230)
Japan
Coordinates34°09′57″N 132°06′12″E / 34.165706°N 132.103407°E / 34.165706; 132.103407
Operated byNishikigawa Railway
Line(s)Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance8.6 km from Kawanishi
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)

Minami-Gōchi Station (南河内駅, Minami-Gōchi-eki) is a train station on the Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan and is operated by Nishikigawa Railway.

Lines[edit]

The station is situated on the Seiryū Line and is 8.6 km from Kawanishi. [1]

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Nishikigawa Railway
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Shuuchi-Kasagami   -   Yukaba

History[edit]

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station was passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[2][3]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In 2011, the station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 284. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.