Ayaragi Station (綾羅木駅, Ayaragieki) 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]
Ayaragi Station 綾羅木駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ayaragi Station in March 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-13, Ayaragihommachi 2-chome, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 751-0849 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°0′13.85″N 130°55′35.88″E / 34.0038472°N 130.9266333°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 670.7 km (416.8 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 April 1924 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 613 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editAyaragi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 670.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The statin building is located on the right side of the track when facing in the direction of Shimonoseki. the station is unattended.
History
editAyaragi 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 613 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 191
- Shimonoseki City Hall Kawanaka Branch/Kawanaka Public Hall
- Shimonoseki Municipal Kawa Junior High School
- Shimonoseki Municipal Okuda Junior High School
- Shimonoseki Municipal Kawanaka 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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