Asa Station
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is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 (JR West) in Sanyō-Onoda, Yamaguchi
Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on March 22, 2005, when the city of Onoda merged with the town of Sanyo, from Asa District, to form the new city of Sanyo-Onoda....

. It is a stop on the Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Shinkansen
The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...

 and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as the terminus of the Mine Line
Mine Line
The is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between San'yō-Onoda and Nagato all within Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Due to heavy rainstorm flooding in July 2010, although repairs are underway, service on the whole Mine Line has been suspended for the foreseeable future .-Stations:All...

. It is located in southwestern Yamaguchi.

History

The station opened on 3 December 1900. The Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Shinkansen
The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...

 station opened on 13 March 1999.

Station layout

The station has seven regular tracks (for the Sanyō Main Line and Mine Line) and two Shinkansen tracks.

Platforms

1 Mine Line For Mine
Mine Station
is a train station in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...

 ・ Nagatoshi
Nagatoshi Station
is a JR West railway station located in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.Nagatoshi is served by the San'in Main Line including its branch to and the Mine Line, which terminates at Nagatoshi. Thus the railways spread from Nagatoshi to four directions....

Sanyō Main Line For Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki Station
is a railway station on the San'yō Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. Kyushu Railway Company and Japan Freight Railway Company also use this station....

 ・ Kokura
Kokura Station
in Kokura Kita ward is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyūshū with 120,000 users daily...

2 Sanyō Main Line For Ube ・ Shin-Yamaguchi
Shin-Yamaguchi Station
is a station operated by West Japan Railway Company in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as termini of Yamaguchi Line and Ube Line...

 ・ Tokuyama
Tokuyama Station
is operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as the western terminus of Gantoku Line...

For Shimonoseki ・ Kokura
Mine Line For Mine ・ Nagatoshi
6 Sanyō Main Line For Ube ・ Shin-Yamaguchi ・ Tokuyama
7 Sanyō Main Line For Shimonoseki ・ Kokura
11 Sanyō Shinkansen For Hiroshima
Hiroshima Station
is a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen trains stop here.-History:...

 ・ Okayama
Okayama Station
is a railway station located in the ward of Kita-ku, city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by West Japan Railway Company ....

 ・ Shin-Ōsaka
Shin-Osaka Station
is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service....

12 Sanyō Shinkansen For Kokura ・ Hakata
Hakata Station
Hakata Station , located in Hakata-ku, is the main railway terminal of the city of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest station on Kyūshū, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyūshū for travellers from Honshū. The Sanyō Shinkansen from Osaka ends at this station...


Adjacent stations

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