Iwakuni Station

Distance346.1 km (215.1 mi) from KobePlatforms1 side + 2 island platformsTracks6ConnectionsConstructionStructure typeElevatedAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )Station codeJR-R16WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 September 1897; 126 years ago (1897-09-25)Previous namesMarifu (1929-1942)PassengersFY20195691 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Nishi-Iwakuni towards Kushigahama		Gantoku Line		Terminus
Terminus		San'yō Line City Liner		Waki towards Hiroshima
		San'yō Line Rapid		Ōtake towards Hiroshima
through to San'yō Main Line towards Tokuyama		San'yō Line Local		Waki towards Hiroshima
Minami-Iwakuni towards Shimonoseki		San'yō Line Local		through to San'yō Line R towards Hiroshima
Yanai One-way operation		San'yō Line For Osaka West Express Ginga		Miyajimaguchi towards Osaka
Tokuyama towards Shimonoseki		San'yō Line For Shimonoseki West Express Ginga

Location
Iwakuni Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Iwakuni Station Iwakuni Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

}} }} Iwakuni Station (岩国駅, Iwakuni-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Iwakuni Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 346.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also the terminus of the 43.7 kilometer Gantoku Line to Tokuyama. Additionally, trains from the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line inter-run over the Gantoku Line and terminate at Iwakuni.

Station layout

The station consists of three platforms and six tracks, connected by an elevated station building. Platform 1 is a side platform facing the west exit, and Platform 0 is a notched platform on the Shimonoseki side of Platform 1. Platforms 3 and 4, and Platforms 6 and 7 each have island platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0	■   Nishikigawa Seiryū Line	for Nishikicho
1	■      Gantoku Line	for Kuga and Tokuyama
3, 4, 6	■ R Sanyō Main Line	for Miyajimaguchi and Hiroshima
6, 7	■      San'yō Line	for Yanai and Tokuyama

History

Iwakuni Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway with the extension of the line from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed to Marifu Station (麻里布駅) on 2 February 1929, but reverted to its original name on 1 April 1942. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5691 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

The west side of the station is a commercial area, and the east side of the station is an urban and industrial area. Iwakuni Port is located to the north of the station, and Iwakuni Airfield (Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport) is located to the south of the station, both of which are about 2.5 km away from the station. Public facilities such as the Iwakuni City Hall are located about 1 kilometer away from the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Iwakuni Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site