Seki Station (Gifu)
Seki Station 関駅 | |||||
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 Seki Station in April 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Higashi-Sakuramachi, Seki-shi, Gifu-ken 501-3231 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°29′24″N 136°54′46″E / 35.49000°N 136.91278°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Nagaragawa Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Etsumi-Nan Line | ||||
| Distance | 12.0 km from Mino-Ōta | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | October 5, 1923 | ||||
| Previous names | Mino-Seki (to 1986) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 369 | ||||
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Seki Station (関駅, Seki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.
Lines
Seki Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 12.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.
Station layout
Seki Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line | for Mino-Ōta |
| 2 | ■ Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line | for Minoshi, Gujō-Hachiman, Mino-Shirotori, and Hokunō |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagaragawa Railway | ||||
| Etsumi-Nan Line | ||||
| Hamonokaikanmae | Local | Seki-Shiyakushomae | ||
History
Seki Station was opened on October 5, 1923 as Mino-Seki Station (美濃関駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986, at which time the station was renamed to its present name.[1]
Surrounding area
- Seki Cultural Center
- Seki Zenko-ji
See also
References
- ^ Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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