Kogushi Station

{{short description|Railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Kogushi Station

| native_name = 小串駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = West Japan Railway - Kogushi Station - 01.JPG

| alt =

| caption =Kogushi Station in September 2008

| style = JR West

| address = 3019, Toyoura-cho Kogushi Ishido, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6302

| country = Japan

| coordinates ={{Coord|34|10|10.93|N|130|55|40.68|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{rcb|JR West|San'in|yes}}

| distance = {{convert|650.2|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kyoto|x}}

| platforms = 1side + 1 island platforms

| tracks = 3

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code =

| accessible =

| status =Unstaffed

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0800713}}

| opened = {{start date|1914|04|22|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 187

| pass_year = FY2020

| map_type = Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Kogushi Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=San'in|route|type=E|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}{{SLL|Rapid|Orange}}|left= Kawatana-Onsen|right= Yutama}}

}}

{{nihongo|Kogushi Station|小串駅|Kogushi-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).{{cite book|author=Kawashima, Reizo| title=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|trans-title=Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area|language=Japanese|year=2012|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-295155-5}}

Lines

Kogushi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 650.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kyoto|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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History

Kogushi 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 187 passengers daily.[https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a12500/nenkan-index/nenkan-index.html Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook]