is a railway station on the

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, 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) in

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushim ...

, Japan.

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(JR Kyushu) and

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(JR Freight) services also use this station. The company boundary between JR West and JR Kyushu is at the west end of this station where there is an entrance signal from Moji.

Lines

* West Japan Railway Company (JR West) ** Sanyo Main Line (for Hatabu, Shin-shimonoseki) ** Sanin Main Line ***Next station Hatabu is the terminal station of Sanin Line. All trains run to Shimonoseki through the Sanyo Main Line. * Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) ** Sanyo Main Line (for Moji)

History

* 27 May 1901: Opened as Bakan (馬関) Station of . Kanmon Renrakusen ( 関門連絡船, Shimonoseki Moji Railway Ferry) was started. The station was located about 700m east from today's location. * 1 June 1902: Changed to Shimonoseki Station according to the change of the city name. * 11 September 1905: San'yō Railway started Kanfu Renrakusen ( 関釜連絡船, Shimonoseki

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Railway Ferry). * 1 December 1906: San'yō Railway was nationalized. * 20 December 1930: Kawasaki Ship ( 川崎汽船) started Kanrei Renrakusen (関麗連絡船, Shimonseki

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Railway Ferry). * 27 November 1938: Sanyō Electric Tram ( 山陽電気軌道) Station was open in front of the station. * 1 July 1942: Kanmon Tunnel ( 関門トンネル, Shimonoseki Moji tunnel) was opened. * 15 November 1942: Station was moved to today's location. * May 1945: Kanrei Renrakusen stopped. * Jun 1945: Kanfu Renrakusen stopped. * 25 December 1946: Tram station was moved in front of the new station. * 31 October 1964: Kanmon Renrakusen stopped. * 7 February 1971: Tram stopped. * 1 April 1987: Privatization of

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, the station becomes part of the JR West network. * 29 September 1999: Shimonoseki Station massacre, at least 5 deaths with 10 injuries. * 7 January 2006: A main station building fire with collapsed, and a 74-year-old man arrested of suspicion of arson.

Surrounding area

JR Shimonoseki station and Buzenda area

;Shops * Sea Mall Shimonoseki (largest shopping center in West Japan when it was built) **Shimonoseki

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(department store) **Wedding Hall *

Buzenda Buzenda (豊前田, ぶぜんだ) refers to the downtown area of Shimonoseki City, Japan. It is located in the Shimonoseki Station area, and it is known as the most famous downtown area in Yamaguchi Prefecture. There are izakaya, karaoke bars, an ...

Shopping Street (the most famous downtown in Yamaguchi Prefecture) * Green Mall shopping street ( Korean Townbr>
* Nagato Market ;Sightseeing * Kaikyo Yume Tower (Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki) * Hiyoriyama Park ;Hotels *Shimonoseki Tokyu Inn *Via Inn Shimonoseki *Shimonoseki Eki-nishi Washington Hotel Plaza *Toyoko Inn Shimonoseki-eki Higashi-guchi *Shimonoseki Station Hotel *Green Hotel Shimonoseki *Hotel Wing International Shimonoseki *Hotel 38th Shimonoseki *Prince Hotel Shimonoseki ;Others * Shimonoseki Port (Foreign Access Zone) * Shimonoseki Port International Terminal * Shimonoseki Fishing Port * Shimonoseki Citizen hall

Karato

;Shops * SunLive Karato(Shopping center) * Karato shopping street * Kamon Wharf (fresh fish shop and restaurant, etc.) ;Sightseeing * Kaikyokan (Aquarium) * Mt. Hinoyama (268.2m) * Karato Market (Fresh fish shop etc.) * Former British Consulate (built in 1906) * Former Akita Company Building (built in 1915) * Nabe-cho Post Office (built in 1900) *

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(built in 1191) * Kameyama Hachimangu

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(built in 859) *

Kanmon Straits The or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the strait is Shimonoseki (, which contributed "Kan" () to the name of the strait) and on the Kyushu ...

(

Kanmonkyo Bridge The ( Asian Highway Network ) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki (, which contributed ''Kan'' to the name of ...

) * Dan-no-ura ( Battle of Dan-no-ura) ;Hotels * Shimonoseki Grand Hotel * Karato Central Hotel * Kaikyo View Shimonoseki * Shunpanro * Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel Shimonoseki * Shimonoseki City Hinoyama Youth Hostel ;Others * Shimonoseki City Hall * Arcaport development area

Transportation

Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal

*The Kanpu ferry to

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regularly. *The Orient ferry to

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regularly. *The Orient ferry to

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regularly.

Bus

*Bus company (A loop-line bus in the city.) : Sanden Kohtsu Co.,Ltd. **Shimonoseki Station Bus Terminal : Intercity bus services (arrival and departure at Shimonoseki Station Bus Terminal) go to the following destinations: Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu Airport, etc.

Nearby Shinkansen Station

Shin-Shimonoseki Station is a railway station on the San'yō Shinkansen and San'yō Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. Lines Shin-Shimonoseki Station is served by the following JR West lines: * Sanyo Shinkanse ...

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)

References

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