Yoshimi Station

Railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened22 April 1924 (1924-04-22)PassengersFY2020387 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Fukue towards Shimonoseki		San'in Main Line E Local Rapid		Umegatō towards Masuda

Location
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Yoshimi Station (吉見駅, Yoshimi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Yoshimi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 662.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The old freight siding line was connected to the inbound line in the direction of Kyoto, and remained for a long time after the freight handling was discontinued, but was removed around February 2008. A bicycle parking lot is installed above the former freight platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ San'in Main Line	for Kogushi and Nagatoshi
2	■ San'in Main Line	for Shimonoseki

History

Yoshimi Station was opened on 22 April 1914 on the Chōshū Railway, which was railway nationalized in 1925. The line was renamed the San'in Main Line in 1933. 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 387 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Yoshimi Port (Yoshimi Fishing Port), where ferries to Futaijima Island depart. Route 191 passes in front of the station.
Japan National Route 191
Shimonoseki Municipal Yoshimi Junior High School
Shimonoseki Municipal Yoshimi Elementary School
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Shimonoseki Base

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