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Hitomaru Station 人丸駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hitomaru Station in January 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 939-2, Yuya Shimbetsumyo Aza Kamie, Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-4503 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°22′27.61″N 131°3′28.97″E / 34.3743361°N 131.0580472°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operator | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 613.5 km (381.2 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 December 1930 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 50 | ||||||||||
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Hitomaru Station (人丸駅, Hitomaru-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]
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Hitomaru Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 613.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.[2]
Station layout
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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform. The station building is next to the side platform and is connected to the island platform by a footbridge. Platform numbers are assigned from the opposite side of the station building, with Platform 3 on the platform next to the station building and Platforms 1 and 2 on the island platform; however, platform 1 is no longer in regular use. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Nagatoshi and Higashi-Hagi |
| 3 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Takibe and Shimonoseki |
History
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Hitomaru Station was opened on 7 December 1930 as an intermediate station of the Japan Government Railways Mine Line when the line was extended from Nagato-Furuichi Station to Agawa Station. This portion of the Mine Line was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 March 1972. 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
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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 50 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Nagato City Hall Yuya General Branch (former Yuya town hall)
- Hachiman Hiromaru Shrine -
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.
- ↑ Japan Travel. "Hitomaru-mae". Japan Travel. NAVTime. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ↑ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Hitomaru Station at Wikimedia Commons
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