Shin-Shimonoseki Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station
on the San'yō Shinkansen
and the San'yō Main Line
, operated by West Japan Railway Company
in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
, Japan
.
, one side platform
with a prepared track layer and two through tracks without platforms. All of them are elevated. San'yō Main Line has two side platforms and one siding track without platform. All of them are on ground. Two lines cross spatially.
Track 5 has no platform.
Sightseeing
on the San'yō Shinkansen
Sanyō Shinkansen
The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
and the San'yō Main Line
San'yō Main Line
The is the JR main railway line in western Japan, connecting Kobe Station and Moji Station, largely running parallel the coast of the Inland Sea, in other words the southern edge of western Honshu. The Sanyō Shinkansen line runs largely parallel to its route since 1972...
, operated by West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Structure
San'yō Shinkansen has one island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, one side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
with a prepared track layer and two through tracks without platforms. All of them are elevated. San'yō Main Line has two side platforms and one siding track without platform. All of them are on ground. Two lines cross spatially.
| Shinkansen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ■San'yō Shinkansen(down,west bound) | for , ( Only Kodama which starts or ends at this station uses. ) | |
| 2 | ■San'yō Shinkansen(down) | for Kokura, Hakata | |
| 3 | ■San'yō Shinkansen(up) | , , | |
| San'yō Main Line | |||
| 4 | ■San'yō Main Line (up) | for , , | |
| 6 | ■San'yō Main Line (down) | for , , Kokura | |
Track 5 has no platform.
History
- 27 May 1901: San'yo RailwaySanyo RailwayThe was established in 1887 and served as a major railroad company during the Meiji period in Japan. The railroad was headquartered in Kobe, and Nakamigawa Hikojirō served as head of the railroad.-Rail lines:...
opened - . This station was opened as Ichinomiya (一ノ宮) station. It was located near the Sumiyoshi shrine (住吉神社) which is also called Nagato Ichinomiya (長門一宮). - 1 December 1906: San'yo railway was nationalized.
- 1 January 1916: Station name was changed to Nagato-Ichinomiya (長門一ノ宮).
- 19 November 1928: The station was moved to today's location, according to the route change of San'yo main line between and .
- 10 March 1975: Sanyo Shinkansen was opened and station name was changed to Shin-shimonoseki.
- 1 April 1987: Privatization of JNR.
Adjacent stations
West Japan Railway (JR West)Main sightseeing spots and institutions
Shops- You me town Shin-Shimonoseki (open schedule in 2009)
Sightseeing
- Sumiyoshi shrine(National treasure)