Seki Station (関駅, Seki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.
Seki Station 関駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Higashi-Sakuramachi, Seki-shi, Gifu-ken 501-3231 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°29′24″N 136°54′46″E / 35.49000°N 136.91278°E | ||||
Operated by | Nagaragawa Railway | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Etsumi-Nan Line | ||||
Distance | 12.0 km from Mino-Ōta | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | October 5, 1923 | ||||
Previous names | Mino-Seki (to 1986) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2011 | 369 | ||||
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Lines
editSeki Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 12.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.
Station layout
editSeki Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line | for Mino-Ōta |
2 | ■ Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line | for Minoshi, Gujō-Hachiman, Mino-Shirotori and Hokunō |
Adjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
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Nagaragawa Railway | ||||
Etsumi-Nan Line | ||||
Sekiterasumae | Local | Seki-Shiyakushomae |
History
editSeki Station was opened on October 5, 1923, as Mino-Seki Station (美濃関駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986, at which time the station was renamed to its present name.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Seki Cultural Center
- Seki Zenko-ji
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Seki Station (Gifu).
- Official website (in Japanese)