is a passenger
railway station located in the city of
Nagato,
Yamaguchi Prefecture,
Japan
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. It is operated by the
West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Nagato-Furuichi Station is served by the JR West
San'in Main Line, and is located 609.0 kilometers from the
terminus of the line at . Only local trains stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed unnumbered
side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. he station building was renovated in 2001 and has become a community facility called "Fureai Plaza Hamayu Hioki". The station is unattended.
Platforms
History
Nagato-Furuichi Station was opened on 13 October 1929 as a terminal station of the
Japan Government Railways Mine Line
The is a railway line owned and operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It connects San'yō-Onoda to Nagato, both in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
History
The Sanyo Railway Company opened the Asa to Minami-Omine section in 1905 to haul coal ...
when the line was extended from
Kiwado Station. The line was further extended to Agawa Station by 7 December 1930. This portion of the Mine Line was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 June 1961. 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).
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 107 passengers daily.
Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
Surrounding area
*Nagato City Hall Hioki General Branch (former Hioki town hall)
*Hioki Museum of History and Folklore
*Yamaguchi Prefectural Otsu Ryokuyo High School Hioki School Building
*Nagato Municipal Hioki Junior High School
*Nagato Municipal Hioki Elementary School
See also
* List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR West Station Official Site
Stations of West Japan Railway Company
Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Sanin Main Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929
Nagato, Yamaguchi
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