Mukuno Station Explained

Mukuno Station
Native Name:椋野駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Mikawa-machi Naguwa, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Country:Japan
Operator:Nishikigawa Railway
Line:Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Passengers:180 daily
Pass Year:FY2011

is a railway station on the Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Lines

The station is served by the Seiryū Line and is located 17.7 km from the start of the line at .

Adjacent stations

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History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the then from to . 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 298–299. 978-4-7770-1336-4.