Maezora Station (前空駅, Maezora-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Maezora Station 前空駅 | |||||||||||
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 Maezora Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5-chōme-1 Maezora, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0424 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°18′3.7″N 132°17′21.9″E / 34.301028°N 132.289417°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | R Sanyō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 328.3 km (204.0 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 32 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-R11 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 March 2000 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 2102 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMaezora Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 328.3 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 has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Hiroshima, Seno and Mihara |
| 2 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Iwakuni and Tokuyama |
History
editMaezora station opened on 11 March 2000.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2102 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Maezora Housing Complex
- Hiroshima Prefectural Miyajima Technical High 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.
- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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