is operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi

Shunan, Yamaguchi

is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 21, 2003, merging two former cities, Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō and two towns, Kano and Kumage....

, and serves as the transfer point between Sanyō Main Line and the Gantoku Line

Gantoku Line

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture....

. It is located in the Tokuyama part of Shūnan, with Taikazan (太華山) and the located nearby.

History

• February 11, 1928: Station opens
• May 29, 1932: The Gantoku Line
  Gantoku Line
  The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture....
  
   opens between this station and Suō-Hanaoka Station
  Suo-Hanaoka Station
  is operated by JR West on the Gantoku Line in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi.-Adjacent stations:West Japan Railway - History :*May 29, 1932: Station opens, in what was then Hanaoka Village...
  
  .
• 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

The station has four tracks, with one side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

 and one island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

serving the Sanyō Main Line, and one island platform serving the Gantoku line. Each of the platforms is connected by an overpass at the southeast end of the station.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

West Japan Railway (JR West)

External links

JR West Shūnan City