Mitani Station (三谷駅, Mitani-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]
Mitani Station 三谷駅 | |||||||||||
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 Mitani Station in July 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Atoikumohigashibun, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-1231 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°20′30.34″N 131°37′28.16″E / 34.3417611°N 131.6244889°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yamaguchi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.6 km (24.0 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 April 1918 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 21 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Mitani Station is served by the JR West Yamaguchi Line, and is located 38.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. Some Super Oki limited express trains stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected by level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| station side | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Yamaguchi and Shin-Yamaguchi |
| opposite side | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Tsuwano and Masuda |
History
Mitani Station was opened on 18 April 1918 when the Yamaguchi Line was extended from Shinome Station. 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). On 16 May 2001, the station building was destroyed in a fire that was thought to have been caused by a short circuit, but JR West initially refused to rebuild it on the grounds of unprofitability. A new station building was built in 2010 at local expense.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 21 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 9
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Road No. 11 Hagi Shino Line
See also
References
External links
Media related to Mitani Station (Yamaguchi) at Wikimedia Commons