History

• September 25, 1897: Station opens, as part of the Sanyō Railway
  Sanyo Railway
  The was established in 1887 and served as a major railroad company during the Meiji period in Japan. The railroad was headquartered in Kobe, and Nakamigawa Hikojirō served as head of the railroad.-Rail lines:...
  
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• December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese Government Railways
  Japanese Government Railways
  The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
  
   as a part of railway nationalization
  Railway Nationalization Act
  The brought many of Japan's private railway lines under national control. The Diet of Japan promulgated the Act on March 31, 1906. The Act was repealed by Article 110 of the Japan National Railway Reform Act of 1988, which formed the modern Japan Railways Group....
  
  
• 1965: Current overhead station building completed
• April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
  

Layout

Platforms

Adjacent stations

█ Sanyō Main Line

Hikari

Hikari Station

is operated by JR West on the Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi. It is located in the Nijigahama area of Hikari, on the northwest side of the city...

 - Kudamatsu - Kushigahama

Kushigahama Station

is operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and serves as the transfer point between Sanyō Main Line and the Gantoku Line. It is located in the Tokuyama part of Shūnan, with Taikazan and the located nearby.-History:*February 11, 1928: Station opens...

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