Shimonoseki Station
Shimonoseki Station is a railway station on the Sanyo Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. Kyushu Railway Company and Japan Freight Railway Company services also use this station. The company boundary between JR West and JR Kyushu is at the west end of this station where there is an entrance signal from Moji.Lines
- West Japan Railway Company
- * Sanyo Main Line
- * Sanin Main Line
- **Next station Hatabu is the terminal station of Sanin Line. All trains run to Shimonoseki through the Sanyo Main Line.
- Kyushu Railway Company
- * Sanyo Main Line
History
- 27 May 1901: Opened as Bakan Station of was opened.
- 15 November 1942: Station was moved to today's location.
- May 1945: Kanrei Renrakusen stopped.
- Jun 1945: Kanfu Renrakusen stopped.
- 25 December 1946: Tram station was moved in front of the new station.
- 31 October 1964: Kanmon Renrakusen stopped.
- 7 February 1971: Tram stopped.
- 1 April 1987: Privatization of JNR, the station becomes part of the JR West network.
- 29 September 1999: Shimonoseki Station massacre, at least 5 deaths with 10 injuries.
- 7 January 2006: A main station building fire with collapsed, and a 74-year-old man arrested of suspicion of arson.
Adjacent stations
Surrounding area
JR Shimonoseki station and Buzenda area
;Shops
;Sightseeing
;Hotels
- Shimonoseki Tokyu Inn
- Via Inn Shimonoseki
- Shimonoseki Eki-nishi Washington Hotel Plaza
- Toyoko Inn Shimonoseki-eki Higashi-guchi
- Shimonoseki Station Hotel
- Green Hotel Shimonoseki
- Hotel Wing International Shimonoseki
- Hotel 38th Shimonoseki
- Prince Hotel Shimonoseki
;Others
- Shimonoseki Port
- Shimonoseki Port International Terminal
- Shimonoseki Fishing Port
- Shimonoseki Citizen hall
Karato
;Shops
- SunLive Karato
- Karato shopping street
- Kamon Wharf
;Sightseeing
;Hotels
;Others
- Shimonoseki City Hall
- Arcaport development area
Transportation
Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal
- The Kanpu ferry to Busan in South Korea regularly.
- The Orient ferry to Qingdao in China regularly.
- The Orient ferry to Shanghai in China regularly.
Bus
- Bus company : Sanden Kohtsu Co.,Ltd.
- *Shimonoseki Station Bus Terminal : Intercity bus services go to the following destinations: Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu Airport, etc.
Nearby Shinkansen Station
- Shin-Shimonoseki Station
