Shin-Yamaguchi Station
Shin-Yamaguchi Station (新山口駅, Shin-Yamaguchi-eki, literally "New Yamaguchi Station") is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as termini of Yamaguchi Line and Ube Line. It is also the starting station of the rapid sightseeing train SL Yamaguchi steam train on the Yamaguchi Line.
Shin-Yamaguchi Station 新山口駅 | |
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 Shin-Yamaguchi Station in February 2019 | |
| Location | 1294, Ogōri-Shimogō, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°05′35″N 131°23′50″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West |
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| History | |
| Opened | 3 December 1900 |
| Previous names | Ogōri (until 2003) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2009 | 7,068 daily |
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  Shin-Yamaguchi Station Location within Japan | |
Layout
The station has nine regular tracks (for the Sanyō Main Line, the Yamaguchi Line and the Ube Line) and two Shinkansen tracks. Three local tracks are located on the north side of the station, and the Shinkansen tracks are elevated and located on the south side of the station. Each of the platforms is connected by an overpass at end of the station.
Platforms
| 0 | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Yamaguchi, Tsuwano, Masuda |
| 1 | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Yamaguchi, Tsuwano, Masuda (including "Super Oki" and "SL Yamaguchi") |
| 2 | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Yamaguchi, Tsuwano, Masuda |
| 3 | ■ no entrance | |
| 4 | ■ Sanyō Main Line | for Tokuyama, Yanai, Iwakuni |
| 5 | ■ Sanyō Main Line | returning for Tokuyama, Yanai, Iwakuni returning for Ube, Asa, Shimonoseki |
| 6 | ■ Sanyō Main Line | for Ube, Asa, Shimonoseki returning for Tokuyama, Yanai, Iwakuni |
| 7 | ■ Sanyō Main Line | for Ube, Asa, Shimonoseki (part of trains) |
| 8 | ■ Ube Line | for Ubemisaki, Ube-Shinkawa |
| 11 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen | for Hiroshima, Shin-Ōsaka, Tokyo |
| 12 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen | for Kokura, Hakata, Kumamoto, Kagoshima-Chūō |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sanyō Shinkansen | ||||
| Hiroshima | Nozomi | Kokura | ||
| Hiroshima | Mizuho | Kokura | ||
| Hiroshima | Sakura | Shin-Shimonoseki or Kokura | ||
| Tokuyama | Hikari | Shin-Shimonoseki | ||
| Tokuyama | Kodama | Asa | ||
| Sanyō Main Line | ||||
| Yotsutsuji | Local | Kagawa | ||
| Yamaguchi Line | ||||
| Terminus | Limited Express Super Oki | Yudaonsen | ||
| Terminus | Rapid Commuter Liner | Ōtoshi | ||
| Terminus | Local | Suō-Shimogō | ||
| Ube Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Kami-Kagawa | ||
Some Nozomi, Mizuho, Hikari, and Sakura Shinkansen services pass through this station without stopping.
History
- December 3, 1900: Sanyō Railway opens Ogōri Station
- December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese Government Railways as a part of railway nationalization
- February 21, 1909: Dainippon Kido Yamaguchi Branch Office Line begins operation
- February 20, 1913: Yamaguchi Line between Yamaguchi Station begins operation, Dainippon Kido Line closes
- March 26, 1925: Ube Tetsudō Line to Ajisu Station begins operation
- May 1, 1943: Ube Tetsudō Line transferred to Japanese Government Railways Ube Line
- September, 1961: Present station building (North Entrance) begins to be used
- March 10, 1975: The Sanyō Shinkansen stops here for the first time
- April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways
- October 1, 2003: Ogōri Station changes its name to Shin-Yamaguchi Station
See also
External links
- JR West station information (in Japanese)
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