Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station

Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station 清流新岩国駅
The station in May 2012 before renaming
General information
Location	1 Mishō, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi （山口県岩国市御庄一丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°09′44″N 132°08′52″E
Operated by	Nishikigawa Railway
Line(s)	Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance	3.9 km from Kawanishi
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Previous names	Mishō (until 2013)
Passengers
FY2011	77

Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station (清流新岩国駅, Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni-eki) is a railway station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Lines

Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station is served by the Nishikigawa Railway Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 3.9 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.^[1] It is linked by a walkway to Shin-Iwakuni Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen approximately 300 m from this station.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Kawanishi		-		Shuuchi-Kasagami

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station with the name Mishō Station (御庄駅) on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.^[3][4] On 16 March 2013, it was renamed Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station to emphasize the connection with the nearby shinkansen station.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 77 passengers daily.^[1]

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 山口県の錦川鉄道御庄駅が「清流新岩国」に - 新幹線への連絡駅をアピール [Misho Station on Nishikigawa Railway in Yamaguchi Prefecture renamed "Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni" to promote interchange with shinkansen]. Nynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 284. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.