Nekasa Station
Nekasa Station 根笠駅 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Mikawa-machi Nekasa, Nishikigawa Seiryū Line |
| Distance | 23.5 km from Kawanishi |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1960 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 36 daily |
Nekasa Station (根笠駅, Nekasa-eki) is a railway station on the
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.
Lines
The station is served by the
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishikigawa Railway | ||||
| Nishikigawa Seiryū Line | ||||
| Naguwa | - | Kawayama | ||
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station 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.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.