Nishikichō Station (錦町駅, Nishikichō-eki) is a railway station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Nishikichō Station

錦町駅
Nishikichō Station main entrance
General information
LocationNishiki-machi Hirose, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
(山口県岩国市錦町広瀬)
Japan
Coordinates34°15′53″N 131°57′46″E / 34.264762°N 131.962806°E / 34.264762; 131.962806
Operated byNishikigawa Railway
Line(s)Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance32.7 km from Kawanishi
History
Opened1 October 1963 (1963-10-01)
Passengers
FY2011203 daily
Nishikicho Station Platform

Lines

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The station is served by the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 32.7 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Yanaze   -   Terminus

History

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Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1963 as the western terminus of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) when the track was extended from Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 203 passengers daily.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 285. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.