Minami-Gōchi Station

Minami-Gōchi Station (南河内駅, Minami-Gōchi-eki) is a train station on the Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan and is operated by Nishikigawa Railway.

Minami-Gōchi Station 南河内駅
Minami-Gōchi Station, May 2008
General information
Location	230, Sumi, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi （山口県岩国市角230） Japan
Coordinates	34°09′57″N 132°06′12″E
Operated by	Nishikigawa Railway
Line(s)	Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance	8.6 km from Kawanishi
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Location

Lines

The station is situated on the Seiryū Line and is 8.6 km from Kawanishi. ^[1]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nishikigawa Railway
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Shuuchi-Kasagami		-		Yukaba

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station was passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In 2011, the station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily.^[1]