Shimonoseki Station

Coordinates: 33°57′1.46″N 130°55′23.1″E / 33.9504056°N 130.923083°E / 33.9504056; 130.923083
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JA  53 
Shimonoseki Station

下関駅
Shimonoseki Station, May 2015
General information
Location4-3-1 Takezakichō, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 750-0025
Japan
Coordinates33°57′1.46″N 130°55′23.1″E / 33.9504056°N 130.923083°E / 33.9504056; 130.923083
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)
  •      
    San'yō Line
    (JR West)
  •      
    San'yō Line
    (JR Kyushu)
  •      San'in Main Line (JR West)
Distance528.1 km (328.1 miles) from
Kobe
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks10
Train operators
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (
Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJA-53
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 May 1901 (1901-05-27)
Previous namesBakan (to 1902)
Passengers
FY20207225
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Terminus San'in Main Line Hatabu
towards Masuda
San'yō Line
 Hatabu
towards Iwakuni
San'yō Line
West Express Ginga
Osaka
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Moji
JA  52 
towards Kokura
San'yō Line
 Terminus
Location
Shimonoseki Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki Station
Shimonoseki Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki Station is located in Japan
Shimonoseki Station
Shimonoseki Station
Shimonoseki Station (Japan)
Map

Shimonoseki Station (下関駅, Shimonoseki-eki) is a passenger

railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station is a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company
(JR Freight).

Lines

Shimonoseki Station is served by the JR West

Kyoto. 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, and trains on the San'yō Main Line past this station are under the control of the Kyushu Railway Company
(JR Kyushu)

Station layout

Station sign
The ticket barriers

The station consists of two raised

Midori no Madoguchi
staffed ticket office.

Platforms

3, 4 ■      
San'yō Line
 <siding>
6 ■      
San'yō Line
 for Shin-Yamaguchi and Hōfu
7, 8 ■      
San'yō Line
 for trains to Kyushu
9 ■      San'in Main Line for Kogushi and Nagatoshi

Note: Platforms 1, 2, 5 and 10 do not have physical platforms.

History

Shimonoseki Station opened on 27 May 1901 as Bakan Station (馬関駅) on the

Japan National Railway
(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

On 29 September 1999, the Shimonoseki Station massacre occurred, with five deaths with ten injuries. On 7 January 2006, the main station building was destroyed by fire and a 74-year-old man was arrested for arson.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 7225 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

Takezaki-cho
Kaikyo Yume Tower (153m)
Green Mall (Koreatown
)

JR Shimonoseki station and Buzenda area

Shops
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)
  • Akama Shrine(built in 1191)
  • Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine (built in 859)
  • Kanmonkyo Bridge
    )
  • 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

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.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5
    .
  2. ^ "Blaze destroys JR Shimonoseki".
  3. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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