is a railway station in
Mihara,
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
, Japan, operated by
West Japan Railway Company
, 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 ...
(JR West).
Lines
Itozaki Station is served by the
Sanyō Main Line
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.
History
The station opened as the terminus of the
Sanyō Railway
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on July 20, 1892 when the line was extended from Onomichi to this station. The station was named Mihara Station. On June 10, 1894, the railway was further extended to
Hiroshima Station
is a railway station in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all San'yō Shinkansen trains stop here.
Station layout
Hiroshima Station ...
thus the present-day
Mihara Station
is a railway station in Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company
, 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, Os ...
opened and the former Mihara Station was renamed Itozaki Station.
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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References
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1892
Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture
Sanyō Main Line
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