Shimata Station

Shimata Station 島田駅
Shimata Station in April 2006
General information
Location	8-1, Kami-Shimata 4-chōme, Hikari, Yamaguchi （山口県光市上島田四丁目8-1） Japan
Coordinates	33°59′25″N 131°57′39″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Sanyo Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1897
Location Shimata Station Location within Japan

Shimata Station (島田駅, Shimata Eki) is a railway station operated by JR West on the Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi. The station is located in the rural northern part of the Shimata area in Hikari, on the north side of the city's territory.

History

• September 5, 1897: Station opens as part of the new Hiroshima-Tokuyama segment of the Sanyō Railway
• December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese Government Railways as a part of railway nationalization
• April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways

Layout

The station has three tracks, with two tracks devoted to passenger use. These two tracks lie on opposite sides of the station, each being served by a side platform. In between the two tracks there is a third track which connects to the other two, but is currently unused. The station building is located on the south side of the station, and there is a crossover connecting the two platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Sanyō Main Line	Tokuyama ・ Hōfu ・ Shin-Yamaguchi
P	■ Sanyō Main Line	Not currently in regular use
2	■ Sanyō Main Line	Yanai ・ Iwakuni ・ Hiroshima

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West
Sanyō Main Line
Iwata		Local		Hikari

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)