Hatsukaichi Station

Railway station in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

34°21′28.21″N 132°20′8.37″E / 34.3578361°N 132.3356583°E / 34.3578361; 132.3356583Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s)R Sanyō Main LineDistance320.2 km (199.0 mi) from KobePlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsMiyajima Line at Hiroden-hatsukaichi StationConstructionStructure typeElevatedAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )Station codeJR-R08WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 September 1897 (1897-09-25)PassengersFY20194064 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Miyauchi-Kushido towards Iwakuni		San'yō Line Local		Itsukaichi towards Hiroshima

Location
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Hatsukaichi Station (廿日市駅, Hatsukaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Hatsukaichi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 320.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Although the station building is steel-framed, the interior and exterior design is conscious of the town of woodwork, which is a rare design for station buildings in the suburbs of Hiroshima.

Platforms

1	■ R Sanyō Main Line	for Miyajimaguchi and Iwakuni
2	■ R Sanyō Main Line	for Hiroshima and Mihara

History

Hatsukaichi Station was on 25 September 1897 on the San'yo Railway, with the opening of the line extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The line was nationalized in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 4064 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Sanyo Women's Junior College
Sanyo Jogakuen Junior and Senior High School
Hiroshima Prefectural Hatsukaichi High School
Hatsukaichi Tenmangu Shrine
Hiroden-hatsukaichi Station is located to the south from JR Hatsukaichi Station, 3 minutes walk from the station.

Hiroden

█ Miyajima Line

Line #2

Sanyo-joshidai-mae — Hiroden-hatsukaichi — Hatsukaichi-shiyakusyo-mae

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.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020