title: Kagawa Station (Yamaguchi)
text: # Kagawa Station (Yamaguchi)
  
  Kagawa Station (嘉川駅, Kagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kagawa Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 463.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ## Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Ube and Shimonoseki |
  
  ## History
  
  Kagawa Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as a station on the San'yō Railway when tehb line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. 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 165 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Yamaguchi City Hall Kagawa Branch Office
  * Yamaguchi Municipal Kawanishi Junior High School
  