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Seki Station (Gifu)

Coordinates: 35°29′24″N 136°54′46″E / 35.49000°N 136.91278°E / 35.49000; 136.91278
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Seki Station

関駅
Seki Station in April 2006
General information
LocationHigashi-Sakuramachi, Seki-shi, Gifu-ken 501-3231
Japan
Coordinates35°29′24″N 136°54′46″E / 35.49000°N 136.91278°E / 35.49000; 136.91278
Operated by Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s) Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance12.0 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 5, 1923
Previous namesMino-Seki (to 1986)
Passengers
FY2011369
Location
Seki Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Seki Station
Seki Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Seki Station is located in Japan
Seki Station
Seki Station
Seki Station (Japan)

Seki Station (関駅, Seki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Lines

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Seki Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 12.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

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Seki Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line for Mino-Ōta
2  Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line for Minoshi, Gujō-Hachiman, Mino-Shirotori and Hokunō

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nagaragawa Railway
Etsumi-Nan Line
Sekiterasumae   Local   Seki-Shiyakushomae

History

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Seki Station was opened on October 5, 1923, as Mino-Seki Station (美濃関駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986, at which time the station was renamed to its present name.[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Seki Cultural Center
  • Seki Zenko-ji

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.
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