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Mizushiri Station

Railway station in Saka, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeJR-Y07WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened7 February 1999 (1999-02-07)PassengersFY201969 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Saka towards Hiroshima		Kure Line Local		Koyaura towards Mihara

Location
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Mizushiri Station (水尻駅, Mizushiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Saka, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Mizushiri Station is served by the JR West Kure Line and is 79.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Mihara.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge to a simple station building with automatic ticket machines. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Y Kure Line	for Kure and Takehara
2	■ Y Kure Line	for Kaitaichi and Hiroshima

History

Mizushiri Station was opened on 7 February 1999.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 69 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

The station building is sandwiched between the sea on the west side and the mountains on the east side, and there is little flat land. There is a sandy beach called Bayside Beach on the west side of the station.

References

^ "Memories of Hiroshima and Nagashaki". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020