Mine Station (美祢駅, Mine-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Mine Station 美祢駅 | |||||||||||
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 Mine Station, March 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3408 Heijo, Higashibun, Omine-cho, Mine-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-2212 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°10′9.05″N 131°12′15.69″E / 34.1691806°N 131.2043583°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mine Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.4 km (12.1 miles) from Asa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 September 1916 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Yoshinori (until 1963) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 290 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMine Station is served by the JR West Mine Line, and is located 19.4 kilometers from the junction of the San'yō Main Line at Asa.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level unnumbered side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge; however, the island platform is not in use and all traffic in both directions uses the side platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| station side | ■ Mine Line | for Nagatoshi for Asa |
History
editMine Station was opened on 15 September 1916 as the Yoshinori Temporary Stop (吉則停留場, Yoshinori Teiryujo) on the Ōmine Light Railway between Isa Station (present-day Minami-Ōmine Station) and Shigeyasu Station. It was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 June 1920 as Yoshinori Station (吉則駅) when the line was nationalized. The station was renamed on 1 October 1963. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 290 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editMine Station is located at the northwest end of the center of Mine City. Japan National Route 435 runs to the south of the station, Japan National Route 316 runs to the east, and the Asa River runs further south of National Route 435.
- Mine City Hall
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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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