Nagato-Misumi Station (長門三隅駅, Nagato-Misumi-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]
Nagato-Misumi Station 長門三隅駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nagato-Misumi Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1453, Misumishimo, Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-3803 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°21′59.53″N 131°14′10.25″E / 34.3665361°N 131.2361806°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 594.5 km (369.4 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1924 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 43 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNagato-Misumi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 594.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the old wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Higashi-Hagi and Masuda |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Nagatoshi and Shimonoseki |
History
editNagato-Misumi Station was opened on 3 November 1924 when the Japan Government Railways Mine Line was extended from Masaakishi Station (now Nagatoshi Station). The line was further extended to Hagi Station on 3 April 1925. The station building was destroyed by fire on 12 December 1932. This portion of the Mine Line was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 31 March 1977. 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 43 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Murata Seifu Memorial Museum
- Nagato Municipal Misumi Junior 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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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