Shimonoseki Station

Railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

JA  53  Shimonoseki Station 下関駅
Shimonoseki Station, May 2015
General information
Location	4-3-1 Takezakichō, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 750-0025 Japan
Coordinates	33°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 by	JR West
Line(s)	San'yō Line (JR West)       San'yō Line (JR Kyushu)      San'in Main Line (JR West)
Distance	528.1 km (328.1 mi) from Kobe
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	10
Train operators	JR West JR Kyushu Japan Freight Railway Company
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JA-53
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 May 1901 (1901-05-27)
Previous names	Bakan (to 1902)
Passengers
FY2020	7225
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Terminus San'in Main Line Hatabu towards Masuda San'yō Line Hatabu towards Iwakuni Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Moji JA  52  towards Kokura San'yō Line Terminus
Location
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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

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

Kaikyo Yume Tower (153m)

• Sea Mall Shimonoseki (largest shopping center in West Japan when it was built)
  • Shimonoseki Daimaru (department store)
  • Wedding Hall
• Buzenda Shopping Street (the most famous downtown in Yamaguchi Prefecture)
• Green Mall shopping street (Korean Town [1])
• Nagato Market

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

• The Kanpu ferry to Busan in South Korea regularly.
• The Orient ferry to Qingdao in China regularly.
• The Orient ferry to Shanghai in China regularly.

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References