Shimata Station

Railway station in Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Shimata Station

島田駅

Shimata Station in April 2006

General information
Location| 4-chōme-8 Kamishimata, Hikari-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 743-0065
Japan
Coordinates| 33°59′25.4″N 131°57′39.4″E﻿ / ﻿33.990389°N 131.960944°E﻿ / 33.990389; 131.960944
Owned by|  West Japan Railway Company
Operated by|  West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)|  San'yō Line
Distance| 395.9 km (246.0 mi) from Kobe
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 3
Connections|

* Bus stop

Construction
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 25 September 1897; 126 years ago (1897-09-25)
Passengers
FY2020| 429
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR West | Following station

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Hikari

towards Shimonoseki

|  | San'yō Line

Local

|  | Iwata

towards Iwakuni

Location

Shimata Station

Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture

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Shimata Station

Shimata Station (Japan)

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Shimata Station (島田駅, Shimata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station is located in the rural northern part of the Shimata area in Hikari, on the north side of the city's territory.

## Lines

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Shimata Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 395.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

## Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. In between the two tracks there is a third track which connects to the other two, but is currently unused. The station is unattended.

## Platforms

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1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama and Hōfu

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2 | ■ San'yō Line | for Yanai and Iwakuni

## History

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Shimata Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909.. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 429 passengers daily.[2]

## Surrounding area

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* Hikari City Kamishimada Elementary School
* Hikari City Mitsui Elementary School
* Hikari City Suo Elementary School

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

## External links

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Media related to Shimata Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR West Station Official Site

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Stations of the JR West San'yō Line (Mihara \- Tokuyama)

* (to Okayama<<)
* Mihara
* Hongō
* Kōchi
* Nyūno
* Shiraichi
* Nishitakaya
* Saijō
* Jike
* Hachihonmatsu
* Seno
* Nakanohigashi
* Aki-Nakano
* Kaitaichi
* Mukainada
* Tenjingawa
* (Hiroshima Freight Terminal)
* Hiroshima
* Shin-Hakushima
* Yokogawa
* Nishi-Hiroshima
* Shin-Inokuchi
* Itsukaichi
* Hatsukaichi
* Miyauchikushido
* Ajina
* Miyajimaguchi
* Maezora
* Ōnoura
* Kuba
* Ōtake
* Waki
* Iwakuni
* Minami-Iwakuni
* Fujū
* Tsuzu
* Yū
* Kōjiro
* Ōbatake
* Yanaiminato
* Yanai
* Tabuse
* Iwata
* Shimata
* Hikari
* Kudamatsu
* Kushigahama
* Tokuyama
* (>>to Shimonoseki)

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