Kawanishi Station (Yamaguchi)

Location
	Kawanishi Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Kawanishi Station Kawanishi Station (Japan)

Kawanishi Station

川西駅
Kawanishi Station; 川西駅
	Kawanishi Station in May 2018
General information
Location	2-chōme-8 Kawanishi, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 741-0082; Japan
Coordinates	34°9′23.96″N 132°10′38.54″E / 34.1566556°N 132.1773722°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company; Nishikigawa Railway;
Line(s)	Gantoku Line Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance	5.6 km (3.5 miles) from Iwakuni
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 April 1960; 64 years ago
Passengers
FY2020	425
Location
Location
	Kawanishi Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Kawanishi Station Kawanishi Station (Japan)

Kawanishi Station (川西駅, Kawanishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector Nishikigawa Railway.^[1]

Lines

Kawanishi Station is served by the JR West Gantoku Line, and is located 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Iwakuni. It is also the nominal terminus of the 32.7 kilometer Nishikigawa Seiryū Line from Nishikichō, although all trains continue past Kawanishi Station on the Gantoku Line tracks to terminate at Iwakuni.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR West
Gantoku Line
Nishi-Iwakuni	-	Hashirano
Nishikigawa Railway
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Nishi-Iwakuni	-	Mishō

History

Kawanishi Station was opened on 16 April 1960. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 425 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Yamaguchi Prefectural Iwakuni High School
Nishiki River
Kintai Bridge
Birthplace of the Chiyo Uno

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 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] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Kawanishi Station (Yamaguchi) at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 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] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[2] Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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