Shin-Yamaguchi Station
新山口駅 |
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Shin-Yamaguchi Station, July 2014
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Location | 1294, Ogōri-Shimogō, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi (山口県山口市小郡下郷1294) Japan |
Coordinates | 34°05′35″N 131°23′50″E / 34.0930596°N 131.3971603°ECoordinates: 34°05′35″N 131°23′50″E / 34.0930596°N 131.3971603°E |
Line(s) | Sanyō Shinkansen, Sanyō Main Line, Yamaguchi Line, Ube Line |
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Opened | 1900 |
Previous names | Ogōri (until 2003) |
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Passengers (2009) | 7,068 daily |
Shin-Yamaguchi Station (新山口駅 Shin-Yamaguchi-eki?) is a railway 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.
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.
Some Nozomi, Hikari, and Sakura Shinkansen services pass this station.