Chōfu_Station_(Yamaguchi)

Chōfu Station (Yamaguchi)

Chōfu Station (Yamaguchi)

Railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan


Chōfu Station (長府駅, Chōfu-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]

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Lines

Chōfu Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 515.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building via a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1       San'yō Line for Shimonoseki
3       San'yō Line for Asa and Shin-Yamaguchi

History

Chōfu Station was opened on 27 May 1901 on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Asa Station to Bakan Station (present-day Shimonoseki Station) The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. 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 1401 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 2 runs parallel to the Sanyo Main Line on the east side of the station The center of the Chofu district and the castle town Chofu are more than 2 kilometers away from this station.

  • Shimonoseki Municipal Chofu Elementary School
  • Shimonoseki Municipal Naganari Junior High School

See also


References

  1. 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.

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