Shin-Iwakuni Station (新岩国駅, Shin-Iwakuni-eki, lit. "New Iwakuni Station") is a railway station on the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shin-Iwakuni Station 新岩国駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Shin-Iwakuni Station | |||||||||||||||
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| Shinjitai | 新岩国駅 | ||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 新岩國驛 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | しんいわくにえき | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1055-1 Mishō, Iwakuni City Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′54″N 132°08′59″E / 34.16494°N 132.149764°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  San'yō Shinkansen | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform and 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editShin-Iwakuni Station is served by the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line.
It is linked by a walkway to the Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line.
Platforms
editThe Shinkansen Platform consists of 1 island platform and 2 side platforms totalling 3 tracks. There are also 2 tracks in the centre for passing trains.
| 1 , 2 | ■ San'yō Shinkansen
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for Hiroshima, Okayama and Shin-Osaka |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Shinkansen
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for Shin-Yamaguchi and Hakata |
History
editShin-Iwakuni Station opened on 10 March 1975, coinciding with the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen extension west of Okayama to Hakata. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
External links
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- JR West station information (in Japanese)
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