Yokogawa Station

Yokogawa Station is served by the following lines:

• {{ric|JR West|name=y}}

:* {{RouteBox|R|Sanyō Main Line|#ec3932}} Sanyo Main Line

:* {{rcb|JR West|Kabe|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kabe}}

• Hiroshima Electric Railway

:* {{RouteBox|||hotpink}} Hiroden Yokogawa Line

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{{Infobox station

| name = Yokogawa Station

| native_name = 横川駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| style = JR West

| image = Yokogawa Station 20170311.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Concourse of the JR West Yokogawa Station in March 2017

| other_name =

| operator = 20px JR West

| line = {{Plainlist|

• {{RouteBox|R|Sanyō Main Line|#ec3932}} Sanyo Main Line
• {{rcb|JR West|Kabe|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kabe}}

}}

| distance =

| platforms = 2 island platforms, 1 side platform

| tracks = 5

| connections =

| structure = Elevated

| code = {{Hlist|JR-R03|JR-B03}}

| website = {{Official|url=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800614}}

| opened = {{start date and age|1897|09|25|df=y}}

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 13,364 daily

| pass_year = FY2020

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West

|line4=San'yo R|note-mid4={{SLL|City Liner|#0000FF|white}}|left4=Itsukaichi|right4=Hiroshima

|note-mid5={{SLL|Rapid|#0072bc|white}}|left5=Nishi-Hiroshima|right5=Shin-Hakushima

|note-mid7={{SLL|Local}}|left7=Nishi-Hiroshima|right7=Shin-Hakushima|line8=Kabe|left8=Mitaki|right8=Shin-Hakushima}}

}}

The Kabe Line and the Sanyō Main Line stop at the JR West Yokogawa Station. The Kabe Line has an island platform serving two tracks. The Sanyō Main Line has a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The center track of the Sanyō Main Line is not used during regular service. There is a railway junction east of the station, where the Kabe Line and the Sanyō Main Line merge.

There are two entrances to the JR West Yokogawa Station on the north and south sides of the station.

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{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Sanyo Main Line|col=#ec3932|dir=(not normally used)}}

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{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=4|name=Kabe Line|col=#09c0b0|dir=for {{STN|Ōmachi|x|Hiroshima}}, {{STN|Kabe|x|Hiroshima}}, and {{STN|Aki-Kameyama|x}}}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Yokogawa Station

|style = Hiroden

| native_name = 横川駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Hiroden Yokogawa Station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Tram terminal

| other_name =

| operator = Hiroden

| line = {{Plainlist|

• {{Colorbox|hotpink}} Hiroden Yokogawa Line
• Routes {{RouteBox|7||DarkGreen}} and {{RouteBox|8||HotPink|Black}}

}}

| distance =

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| code = Y5

| connections =

| structure =

| website =

| opened = {{start date|1917|11|01}}

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

}}

Yokogawa Station is the terminus station for the Hiroden Yokogawa Line, and is also the terminus station for Route 7 and Route 8. There is one island platform serving two tracks. It is located directly outside the south entrance of the JR West station. A large roof extending from the main station building covers the station platform and tracks. The station formerly had tram tracks between the JR West platforms, but these have since been removed.

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{{Ja-rail-linem|first=3|linename=Hiroden Streetcar Route 8 | lineindex= Route 8|linecol= HotPink|dir=for {{STN|Tokaichi-machi|x}}, {{STN|Eba|x}}}}

{{J-railservice start}}

{{J-route|route=Hiroden Yokogawa Line|col=Hotpink|f=w}}

{{J-rserv|service=Route 7|previous={{STN|Yokogawa 1-chome|x}}|next=|col=#336633}}

{{J-rserv|service=Route 8|previous=Yokogawa 1-chome|next=|col=#ff66cc}}

{{S-end}}

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Yokogawa Station first opened on 25 September 1897 as part of the Sanyō Railway.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan |language= Japanese | volume = II| page = 228| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}

On 1 December 1906, Yokogawa Station was nationalized, becoming part of Japanese Government Railways (JGR).

The Kabe Line portion of the station opened on December 19, 1909.

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

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• Opened "Yokogawa" and "Misasa" tram stops on November 1, 1917.
• Renamed from "Misasa" to "Yokogawa" in 1926.
• Removed the former "Yokogawa" tram stop on July 28, 1941.
• Moved on July 19, 1951.
• Renamed from "Yokogawa" to "Yokogawa Station" on November 1, 2001.
• Moved to the present place on March 27, 2003.

On 5 February 1905, the first bus service in Japan began operating between Yokogawa and Kabe stations.[http://www.home-tv.co.jp/genki/on_air/20050305/index.html 元気ひろしま] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822123112/http://www.home-tv.co.jp/genki/on_air/20050305/index.html |date= August 22, 2010 }} (100-years anniversary held on February 5, 2005) [http://www.home-tv.co.jp/j_station/2009/02/post_2028.html Jステーション] (photo taking event, as the same situation of 100-years ago) of Hiroshima Home TV official website. Retrieved on August 30, 2009.

The first omnibus used in Japan is now housed in a display at the station.

File:Yokogawa Station display of Japan's first bus.jpg|Display of Japan's first bus at Yokogawa Station in April 2004

File:Yokogawa Station placard about Japan's first bus.jpg|Placard about Japan's first bus at Yokogawa Station in April 2004

• 20px National Route 54
• Hiroshima Yokogawa Post Office
• Ōta River

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• List of railway stations in Japan

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• [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800614 JR West] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Sanyō Main Line (Hiroshima section)}}

{{Kabe Line}}

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