Itsukaichi Station (五日市駅, Itsukaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Saeki-ku in the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station connects to Hiroden-itsukaichi Station on the Hiroden Lines.
Itsukaichi Station 五日市駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Itsukaichi Station north exit, August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Asahien, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 731-5133 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°22′0.9″N 132°22′5.29″E / 34.366917°N 132.3681361°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | R Sanyō Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 316.8 km (196.9 miles) from Kobe | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-R06 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 December 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 13,404 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editItsukaichi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 316.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Hiroshima |
| 2, 3 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Miyajimaguchi and Iwakuni |
History
editItsukaichi Station was opened on 08 December 1899. 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,404 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Hiroshima Nagisa Junior and Senior High School
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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