is a railway station operated by
JR West
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on the
Sanyō Main Line
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in
Hikari, Yamaguchi
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
The city was founded on April 1, 1943. It was reorganised with different borders on July 1, 1955, and October 4, 2004.
As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 51,040, and ...
. The station is located in the Nijigahama area of Hikari, on the northwest side of the city. is located nearby.
History
*April 11, 1912: Station opens, named ''Nijigahama Station'' (虹ヶ浜駅)
*February 1, 1941: Station is renamed "Hikari Station"
*July 5, 1983: Present station building is constructed
*April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by
JR West
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
after privatization of
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
*April 2, 1994: Monument art in the station square is completed
Layout
The station has five tracks, with two tracks devoted to passenger use. The tracks are numbered 2–6, since track 1 was removed for elevator construction for accessibility. The station building connects directly to an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
where track 2 is found. Track 3 also has been removed. Tracks 5 and 6 are served by the second island platform. The station building is located on the south side of the station, and the crossover connecting the two platforms is on the east side of the station.
Platforms
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
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Railway stations
Japan
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External links
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912
Sanyō Main Line
Hiroshima City Network
Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Hikari, Yamaguchi
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