Shin-Inokuchi Station (新井口駅, Shin-Inokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-kuku in the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station connects to Hiroden-itsukaichi Station on the Hiroden Lines.
Shin-Inokuchi Station 新井口駅 | ||||||||||||||
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 Shin-Inokuchi Station, April 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Chome-30-1 Inokuchi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 733-0842 Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°22′32.59″N 132°23′31.34″E / 34.3757194°N 132.3920389°E | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | R Sanyō Main Line | |||||||||||||
| Distance | 314.4 km (195.4 miles) from Kobe | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Connections | Hiroden Shoko Center-iriguchi Station | |||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-R05 | |||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 8188 | |||||||||||||
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Lines
editShin-Inokuchi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 314.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Miyajimaguchi and Iwakuni |
| 2 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Hiroshima and Kure |
History
editShin-Inokuchi Station was opened on 14 March 1985. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 8188 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Hiroshima Central Wholesale Market
Hiroden
edit- █ Miyajima Line
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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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