Shin-Iwakuni Station

Shin-Iwakuni Station (新岩国駅, Shin-Iwakuni-eki; lit. "New Iwakuni Station") is a railway station on the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Shin-Iwakuni Station 新岩国駅
Shin-Iwakuni Station
Japanese name
Shinjitai	新岩国駅
Kyūjitai	新岩國驛
Hiragana	しんいわくにえき
General information
Location	1055-1 Mishō, Iwakuni City Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°09′54″N 132°08′59″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	San'yō Shinkansen
Platforms	1 island platform and 1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	10 March 1975; 50 years ago (1975-03-10)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Tokuyama towards Hakata San'yō Shinkansen Hikari Hiroshima towards Shin-Ōsaka Tokuyama towards Hakata or Hakataminami San'yō Shinkansen Kodama
Location Shin-Iwakuni Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Shin-Iwakuni Station Shin-Iwakuni Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shin-Iwakuni Station is served by the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line.

It is linked by a walkway to the Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line.

Platforms

The Shinkansen Platform consists of 1 island platform and 2 side platforms totalling 3 tracks. There are also 2 tracks in the centre for passing trains.

1 , 2	■  San'yō Shinkansen	for Hiroshima, Okayama and Shin-Osaka
3	■  San'yō Shinkansen	for Shin-Yamaguchi and Hakata

History

Shin-Iwakuni Station opened on 10 March 1975, coinciding with the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen extension west of Okayama to Hakata. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

External links

• JR West station information (in Japanese)