Shin-Yamaguchi Station

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namerom=Shin-Yamaguchi
name=新山口


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caption=Shin-Yamaguchi Station, April 2007
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address=1294 Ogōri-Shimogō
jaloc=山口県山口市小郡下郷１２９４
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open=1900
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oldname=Ogōri
presentname=2003
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line=Sanyō Shinkansen, Sanyō Main Line, Yamaguchi Line, Ube Line
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nihongo|Shin-Yamaguchi Station|新山口駅|Shin-Yamaguchi-eki is a station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as termini of Yamaguchi Line and Ube Line. It is also the starting station of sightseeing train "SL Yamaguchi" steam train on the Yamaguchi Line.

History

* December 3, 1900: Sanyō Railway opens Ogōri Station
* December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese Government Railways as a part of railway nationalization
* February 21, 1909: Dainippon Kido Yamaguchi Branch Office Line begins operation
* February 20, 1913: Yamaguchi Line between Yamaguchi Station begins operation, Dainippon Kido Line closes
* March 26, 1925: Ube Tetsudō Line to Ajisu Station begins operation
* May 1, 1943: Ube Tetsudō Line transferred to Japanese Government Railways Ube Line
* September, 1961: Present station building (North Entrance) begins to be used
* March 10, 1975: The Sanyō Shinkansen stops here for the first time
* April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways
* October 1, 2003: Ogōri Station changes its name to Shin-Yamaguchi Station

Layout

The station has nine regular tracks (for the Sanyō Main Line, the Yamaguchi Line and the Ube Line) and two Shinkansen tracks. Three local tracks are located on the north side of the station, and the Shinkansen tracks are elevated and located on the south side of the station.Each of the platforms is connected by an overpass at end of the station.

Platforms

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Adjacent stations

: █ Sanyō Shinkansen:: Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi - Asa: █ Sanyō Main Line:: Yotsutsuji - Shin-Yamaguchi - Kagawa: █ Yamaguchi Line:: □Limited Express "Super Oki"::: Shin-Yamaguchi - Yudaonsen:: □Rapid "Yamaguchi Liner"::: Shin-Yamaguchi - Yudaonsen:: ■Local::: Shin-Yamaguchi - Suō-Shimogō: █ Ube Line:: □Rapid "Nozomi Relay"::: Shin-Yamaguchi - Ajisu:: ■Local::: Shin-Yamaguchi - Kami-Kagawa

External links

* [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800646 JR West station information] ja icon