Yoshimi Station
Yoshimi Station (吉見駅, Yoshimi 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]
Yoshimi Station 吉見駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yoshimi Station, July 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-26, Yoshimihommachi 1-chome, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6522 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°4′12.59″N 130°54′11.96″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 662.7 km (411.8 mi) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 April 1924 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 387 | ||||||||||
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  Yoshimi Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture  Yoshimi Station Yoshimi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Yoshimi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 662.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The old freight siding line was connected to the inbound line in the direction of Kyoto, and remained for a long time after the freight handling was discontinued, but was removed around February 2008. A bicycle parking lot is installed above the former freight platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Kogushi and Nagatoshi |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Shimonoseki |
History
Yoshimi 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
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 387 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Yoshimi Port (Yoshimi Fishing Port), where ferries to Futaijima Island depart. Route 191 passes in front of the station.
- Japan National Route 191
- Shimonoseki Municipal Yoshimi Junior High School
- Shimonoseki Municipal Yoshimi Elementary School
- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Shimonoseki Base
See also
References
- 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
