Mine Station

Railway station in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Bus terminal

ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 September 1916 (1916-09-15)Previous namesYoshinori (until 1963)PassengersFY2020290 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Minami-Ōmine towards Asa		Mine Line		Shigeyasu towards Nagatoshi

Location
Mine Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Mine Station Mine Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Mine Station (美祢駅, Mine-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Mine Station is served by the JR West Mine Line, and is located 19.4 kilometers from the junction of the San'yō Main Line at Asa.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge; however, the island platform is not in use and all traffic in both directions uses the side platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side

■ Mine Line

for Nagatoshi
for Asa

History

Mine Station was opened on 15 September 1916 as the Yoshinori Temporary Stop (吉則停留場, Yoshinori Teiryujo) on the Ōmine Light Railway between Isa Station (present-day Minami-Ōmine Station) and Shigeyasu Station. It was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 June 1920 as Yoshinori Station (吉則駅) when the line was nationalized. The station was renamed on 1 October 1963. 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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 290 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Mine Station is located at the northwest end of the center of Mine City. Japan National Route 435 runs to the south of the station, Japan National Route 316 runs to the east, and the Asa River runs further south of National Route 435.

Mine City Hall

References

^ 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.
^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook