Kyōguchi Station (京口駅, Kyōguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1][2]
Kyōguchi Station 京口駅 | |||||
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 Kyōguchi Station in August 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 418-2 Kitakamiya, Jōtomachi,, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 670-0851 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′05″N 134°42′20″E / 34.834795°N 134.705458°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) |  Bantan Line | ||||
| Distance | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) from Himeji | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 18 February 1898 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 1034 daily | ||||
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Lines
editKyōguchi Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 1.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath.[1][2] The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Bantan Line
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for Himeji |
| 2 | ■ Bantan Line
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for Teramae, Wadayama |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Bantan Line | ||||
| Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Himeji | Local | Nozato | ||
History
editKyōguchi Station opened on February 18, 1898. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1034 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Himeji City Joto Elementary School
- Himeji City Toko Junior High School
- Junshin Gakuin Junior and Senior High School
- Himeji Chamber of Commerce
- Himeji City Cultural Convention Center (Acrier Himeji)
- Hyogo Prefectural Harima Himeji General Medical Center
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
- ^ a b 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第3巻 京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.
- ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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Media related to Kyōguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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