Yanaze Station

Yanaze Station (柳瀬駅, Yanaze-eki) is a railway station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Yanaze Station

柳瀬駅
Yanaze Station
General information
LocationMikawa-machi Shimegami Yanaza, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
（山口県岩国市美川町四馬神柳瀬）
Japan
Coordinates34°15′27″N 131°58′37″E
Operated byNishikigawa Railway
Line(s)Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance31.0 km from Kawanishi
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1 October 1963 (1963-10-01)
Passengers
FY20114 daily

Lines

The station is served by the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 31.0 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Kawayama   -   Nishikichō

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1963 as an intermediate station when the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) was extended from Kawayama to Nishikichō. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily.[1]

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 285. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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