Yanaiminato Station
Yanaiminato Station 柳井港駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Yanaiminato Station building, August 2006 | |||||||||||
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Location | 139-1 Yanai, Yanai-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 742-0021 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°57′30″N 132°08′02″E / 33.9582°N 132.1339°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 376.4 km (233.9 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 April 1929 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 184 | ||||||||||
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Yanaiminato Station (柳井港駅, Yanaiminato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Yanaiminato Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 376.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two parallel side platforms connected by a footbridge. It formerly had one side platform and one island platform; however, the middle track has been discontinued. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Yanai and Tokuyama |
3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Iwakuni and Hiroshima |
History
[edit]Yanaiminato Station was opened on 20 April 1929. 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 184 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yanai Port
- Yanai Municipal Yanagihigashi Elementary School
- Yanai Municipal Tozaki Elementary School
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 Yanaiminato Station at Wikimedia Commons