Kita-Gōchi Station
Kita-Gōchi Station (北河内駅, Kita-Gōchi-eki) is a railway station on the Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan operated by the third-sector company Nishikigawa Railway.
Kita-Gōchi Station 北河内駅 | |
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| Location | Tennoo, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi （山口県岩国市天尾） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°10′33″N 132°03′53″E |
| Operated by | Nishikigawa Railway |
| Line(s) | Nishikigawa Seiryū Line |
| Distance | 13.9 km from Kawanishi |
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| Opened | 1 November 1960 |
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| FY2011 | 180 daily |
Lines
The station is served by the Seiryū Line and is located 13.9 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1]
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 180 passengers daily.[1]
References
- 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.
- 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4533029809.
- 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 285. ISBN 4533029809.
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