Shimonoseki Station

is a railway station on the San'yō Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. Kyushu Railway Company and Japan Freight Railway Company also use this station.The company boundary between JR West and JR Kyūshū is at the west end of this station where there is the entrance signal from Moji .

Lines

* West Japan Raliway Company (JR West)
** San'yō Main Line (for Hatabu, Shin-shimonoseki)
** San'in Main Line ::Next station Hatabu is the terminal station of San'in Line. Every train runs to Shimonoseki through Sanyō Main Line.
* Kyushu Raliway Company (JR Kyūshū)
** San'yō Main Line (for Moji)

History

* 27 May 1901: Opened as Bakan (馬関) Station of nihongo|San'yō Railway|山陽鉄道|San'yō Tetsudō. Kanmon Renrakusen (関門連絡船, Shimonoseki Moji Railway Ferry) was started. The station was located about 700m east from today's location.
* 1 June 1902: Changed to Shimonoseki Station according to the change of the city name.
* 11 September 1905: San'yō Railway started Kanfu Renrakusen (関釜連絡船, Shimonoseki Pusan Railway Ferry).
* 1 December 1906: San'yō Railway was nationarized.
* 20 December 1930: Kawasaki Ship (川崎汽船) started Kanrei Renrakusen (関麗連絡船, Shimonseki Yeosu Railway Ferry).
* 27 November 1938: Sanyō Electric Tram (山陽電気軌道) Station was open in front of the station.
* 1 July 1942: Kanmon Tunnel (関門トンネル, Shimonoseki Moji tunnel) was opened.
* 15 November 1942: Station was moved to today's location.
* May 1945: Kanrei Renrakusen stopped.
* Jun 1945: Kanfu Renrakusen stopped.
* 25 December 1946: Tram station was moved in front of the new station.
* 31 October 1964: Kanmon Renrakusen stopped.
* 7 February 1971: Tram stopped.
* 1 April 1987: Privatization of JNR