Yasuoka Station (安岡駅, Yasuoka eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yasuoka Station 安岡駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yasuoka Station in March 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-22, Yasuokaekimae 1-chome, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6612 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°1′29.44″N 130°54′59.74″E / 34.0248444°N 130.9165944°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 668.2 km (415.2 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 April 1914 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 622 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYasuoka Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 668.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Kogushi and Nagatoshi |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Shimonoseki |
History
editYasuoka Station was opened on 22 April 1914 on the Chōshū Railway, which was railway nationalized in 1925. The line was renamed the San'in Main Line in 1933. 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 622 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Shimonoseki City Hall Yasuoka Branch
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Shimonoseki Technical High School
- Shimonoseki Municipal Yasuoka Junior High School
- Shimonoseki Municipal Yasuoka Elementary 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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