Nagato-Furuichi Station

Location
	Nagato-Furuichi Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Nagato-Furuichi Station Nagato-Furuichi Station (Japan)

Nagato-Furuichi Station

長門古市駅
Nagato-Furuichi Station; 長門古市駅
	Nagato-Furuichi Station in October 2009
General information
Location	5791-2, Hekikami Aza Gotanda, Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-4401; Japan
Coordinates	34°23′18.6″N 131°6′7.52″E / 34.388500°N 131.1020889°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	609.0 km (378.4 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 October 1929
Passengers
FY2020	107
Services
Location
Location
	Nagato-Furuichi Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Nagato-Furuichi Station Nagato-Furuichi Station (Japan)

Nagato-Furuichi Station (長門古市駅, Nagato-Furuichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Nagato-Furuichi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 609.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. he station building was renovated in 2001 and has become a community facility called "Fureai Plaza Hamayu Hioki". The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■ San'in Main Line	for Takibe and Shimonoseki
opposite side	■ San'in Main Line	for Nagatoshi and Higashi-Hagi

History

Nagato-Furuichi Station was opened on 13 October 1929 as a terminal station of the Japan Government Railways Mine Line when the line was extended from Kiwado Station. The line was further extended to Agawa Station by 7 December 1930. This portion of the Mine Line was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 June 1961. 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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 107 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Nagato City Hall Hioki General Branch (former Hioki town hall)
Hioki Museum of History and Folklore
Yamaguchi Prefectural Otsu Ryokuyo High School Hioki School Building
Nagato Municipal Hioki Junior High School
Nagato Municipal Hioki Elementary School

References

^ 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

Media related to Nagato-Furuichi Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-1] 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.

[2] Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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