Hatsukaichi Station

Hatsukaichi Station (廿日市駅, Hatsukaichi-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]

Hatsukaichi Station

廿日市駅
Hatsukaichi Station, September 2006
General information
Location1 Ekimae, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 738-0011
Japan
Coordinates34°21′28.21″N 132°20′8.37″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)R Sanyō Main Line
Distance320.2 km (199.0 mi) from Kobe
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsMiyajima Line at Hiroden-hatsukaichi Station
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeJR-R08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 September 1897 (1897-09-25)
Passengers
FY20194064
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Miyauchi-Kushido
towards Iwakuni
 San'yō Line
Local
 Itsukaichi
towards Hiroshima
Location
Hatsukaichi Station is located in Hiroshima Prefecture
Hatsukaichi Station
Hatsukaichi Station
Location within Hiroshima Prefecture
Hatsukaichi Station is located in Japan
Hatsukaichi Station
Hatsukaichi Station
Hatsukaichi Station (Japan)

Lines

Hatsukaichi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 320.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Although the station building is steel-framed, the interior and exterior design is conscious of the town of woodwork, which is a rare design for station buildings in the suburbs of Hiroshima.

Platforms
1 ■ R Sanyō Main Line for Miyajimaguchi and Iwakuni
2 ■ R Sanyō Main Line for Hiroshima and Mihara

History

Hatsukaichi Station was on 25 September 1897 on the San'yo Railway, with the opening of the line extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The line was nationalized in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4064 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area
  • Sanyo Women's Junior College
  • Sanyo Jogakuen Junior and Senior High School
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Hatsukaichi High School
  • Hatsukaichi Tenmangu Shrine
  • Hiroden-hatsukaichi Station is located to the south from JR Hatsukaichi Station, 3 minutes walk from the station.

Hiroden
█ Miyajima Line
Line #2
Sanyo-joshidai-mae — Hiroden-hatsukaichi — Hatsukaichi-shiyakusyo-mae

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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