Shin-Iwakuni Station (
Shin-Iwakuni Station | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Shin-Iwakuni Station | |||||||||||||||
Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
Shinjitai | |||||||||||||||
Kyūjitai | |||||||||||||||
Hiragana | しんいわくにえき | ||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 1055-1 Mishō, Iwakuni City Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°09′54″N 132°08′59″E / 34.16494°N 132.149764°E | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform and 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 10 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editShin-Iwakuni Station is served by the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line.
It is linked by a walkway to the Seiryū-Shin-Iwakuni Station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line.
Platforms
editThe Shinkansen Platform consists of 1 island platform and 2 side platforms totalling 3 tracks. There are also 2 tracks in the centre for passing trains.
1 , 2 | ■ San'yō Shinkansen | for Hiroshima, Okayama and Shin-Osaka |
3 | ■ San'yō Shinkansen | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Hakata |
History
editShin-Iwakuni Station opened on 10 March 1975, coinciding with the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen extension west of Okayama to Hakata. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
External links
edit- JR West station information (in Japanese)