Itozaki Station

Itozaki Station

糸崎駅
Itozaki Station; 糸崎駅
	Itozaki Station
Location	Itosaki 4-Chome, Mihara, Hiroshima; Japan
Coordinates	34°23′29″N 133°06′17″E / 34.3914°N 133.1046°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Sanyo Main Line
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1892
Previous names	Mihara (until 1894)
Location
	Itozaki Station Location within Japan

Itozaki Station (糸崎駅, Itozaki-eki) is a railway station in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[]

Itozaki Station is served by the Sanyō Main Line.

History[]

The station opened as the terminus of the Sanyō Railway on July 20, 1892 when the line was extended from Onomichi to this station. The station was named Mihara Station. On June 10, 1894, the railway was further extended to Hiroshima Station thus the present-day Mihara Station opened and the former Mihara Station was renamed Itozaki Station.^[1]

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Sanyō Main Line
Onomichi		Local		Mihara

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

References[]

^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 225. ISBN 4533029809.

Coordinates: 34°23′29″N 133°06′17″E / 34.3914°N 133.1046°E / 34.3914; 133.1046

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[1] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 225. ISBN 4533029809.

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