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Mukuno Station 椋野駅
Mukuno Station
General information
Location	Mikawa-machi Naguwa, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi （山口県岩国市美川町南桑） Japan
Coordinates	34°11′37″N 132°02′01″E / 34.193565°N 132.033501°E / 34.193565; 132.033501
Operated by	Nishikigawa Railway
Line(s)	Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Passengers
FY2011	180 daily

Mukuno Station (椋野駅, Mukuno-eki) is a railway station on the Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Lines

The station is served by the Seiryū Line and is located 17.7 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.

Adjacent stations

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 as an intermediate station during the construction of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen) from Kawanishi to Kawayama. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily.

References

1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 285. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1960
• Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture