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Nekasa Station

Coordinates: 34°12′38″N 131°59′55″E / 34.210653°N 131.998635°E / 34.210653; 131.998635
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Nekasa Station

根笠駅
General information
LocationMikawa-machi Nekasa, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
(山口県岩国市美川町根笠)
Japan
Coordinates34°12′38″N 131°59′55″E / 34.210653°N 131.998635°E / 34.210653; 131.998635
Operated byNishikigawa Railway
Line(s)Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance23.5 km from Kawanishi
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Passengers
FY201136 daily

Nekasa Station (根笠駅, Nekasa-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.

Lines

The station is served by the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 23.5 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nishikigawa Railway
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Naguwa   -   Kawayama

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. 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 36 passengers daily.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.