Miyajimaguchi Station Explained

Miyajimaguchi Station
Native Name:宮島口駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1 Chome-3-23 Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0411
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Sanyō Main Line
Distance:326.5km (202.9miles) from
Platforms:1 side+ 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Code:JR-R10
Accessible:Yes
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Miyajima (to 1942)
Passengers:4309
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Miyajimaguchi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] From the pier near the station there are ferry services for Miyajima (Itsukushima) by JR Miyajima Ferry and Miyajima Matsudai Kisen.

Lines

Miyajimaguchi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 326.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform. The station building is located on the side of Platform 1, and is connected to the island platform by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The design of the station building imitates the torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, and the color of the station building used to be vermilion during the JNR era, but changed from vermilion to brown after the establishment of JR West.

Ekiben

History

Miyajimaguchi Station was opened as on 25 September 1897 on the San'yo Railway when the section from Hiroshima to Tokuyama was completed.The line was nationalized in 1906, and the line became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed on 1 April 1942. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 4309 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

Hiroden

Miyajima Line

Line #2

Hiroden-ajinaHiroden-miyajima-guchi

Hiroden-ajina — (Kyoteijo-mae (temporary)) — Hiroden-miyajima-guchi

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア. Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station