Kagawa Station (Yamaguchi)

Kagawa Station (嘉川駅, Kagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Kagawa Station 嘉川駅
Kagawa Station in May 2012
General information
Location	Kagawa, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, 754-0897 Japan
Coordinates	34°3′58.3″N 131°22′12.27″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Line
Distance	463.2 km (287.8 mi) from Kobe
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 December 1900; 123 years ago (1900-12-03)
Passengers
FY2020	165
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Hon-Yura towards Shimonoseki San'yō Line Local Shin-Yamaguchi towards Iwakuni
Location Kagawa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Kagawa Station Kagawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kagawa Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 463.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■      San'yō Line	for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama
3	■      San'yō Line	for Ube and Shimonoseki

History

Kagawa Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as a station on the San'yō Railway when tehb line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Yamaguchi City Hall Kagawa Branch Office
• Yamaguchi Municipal Kawanishi Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Kagawa Station (Yamaguchi) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site