Miyajimaguchi Station 宮島口駅
Miyajimaguchi Station in January 2011
General information
Location	1 Chome-3-23 Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0411 Japan
Coordinates	34°18′43.32″N 132°18′10.67″E / 34.3120333°N 132.3029639°E / 34.3120333; 132.3029639
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	R Sanyō Main Line
Distance	326.5 km (202.9 mi) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side+ 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JR-R10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 September 1897 (1897-09-25)
Previous names	Miyajima (to 1942)
Passengers
FY2019	4309
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Ōnoura towards Iwakuni San'yō Line City Liner Itsukaichi towards Hiroshima Ōtake towards Iwakuni San'yō Line Rapid Miyauchi-Kushido towards Hiroshima Maezora towards Iwakuni San'yō Line Local Ajina towards Hiroshima
Location
Miyajimaguchi Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Miyajimaguchi Station Miyajimaguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Miyajimaguchi Station (宮島口駅, Miyajimaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1] From the pier near the station there are ferry services for Miyajima (Itsukushima) by JR Miyajima Ferry and Miyajima Matsudai Kisen.

Lines

Miyajimaguchi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 326.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform. The station building is located on the side of Platform 1, and is connected to the island platform by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The design of the station building imitates the torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, and the color of the station building used to be vermilion during the JNR era, but changed from vermilion to brown after the establishment of JR West.

Platforms

Ekiben

• "Anago-meshi", a box lunch, rice with kabayaki of congridae

History

Miyajimaguchi Station was opened as Miyajima Station (宮島駅, Miyajima-eki) on 25 September 1897 on the San'yo Railway when the section from Hiroshima to Tokuyama was completed.The line was nationalized in 1906, and the line became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed on 1 April 1942. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 4309 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• JR Miyajima Ferry
• Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station is located to the south of JR Miyajimaguchi Station, about 2 minutes away by foot

Hiroden

█ Miyajima Line

Line #2

Hiroden-ajina — Hiroden-miyajima-guchi

Hiroden-ajina — (Kyoteijo-mae (temporary)) — Hiroden-miyajima-guchi