Yanai Station (柳井駅, Yanai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1][2][3]
Yanai Station 柳井駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Yanai Station in March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-18 Chūō, Yanai-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 742-0035 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′57.24″N 132°6′22.21″E / 33.9659000°N 132.1061694°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 379.2 km (235.6 miles) from Kobe | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1897 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Yanaitsu (to 1929) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2022 | 1593 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editYanai Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 379.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms sandwiching a single island platform.The station building is located on the side of Platform 1, and the other platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed. The exit is on the north side. It is connected to the south side by an underground passage. A JNR Class C50 locomotive is preserved in a park in front of the station.
Platforms
edit| 1, 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Iwakuni and Hiroshima |
| 3, 4, 5 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama and Hōfu |
History
editYanai Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as Yanaitsu Station (柳井津駅) on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed "Yanai Station" on 20 April 1929. 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). A locomotive depot was located on the south side of the station from when the station opened in 1897 until it was abolished in 1984. Only the switchyard remained for a while, but in 1996 the tracks were removed and the site was redeveloped into a shopping center and condominiums.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 1593 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Yanai City Hall
- Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings
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.
- ^ ""みどりの窓口3駅廃止へ 広島支社管内、宮島口・大町・柳井"". 中国新聞. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "柳井駅｜駅情報：JRおでかけネット". 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Yanai Station at Wikimedia Commons