Shin-Yamaguchi Station
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
Shin-Yamaguchi Station is served by the Sanyō Shinkansen and is 474.4 kilometers from  and 1027.0 kilometers from . It is also served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 459.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at . The station is also the southern terminus for the 93.9 kilometer  Yamaguchi Line to  and the eastern terminus of the 33.2 kilometer Ube Line to   It is also the starting station of the rapid sightseeing train SL Yamaguchi steam train on the Yamaguchi Line. Layout
The station has two opposed side platforms sandwiching three island platforms for regular train services. The platforms are connected by an elevated station building. The Shinkansen portion of the station has two elevated side platforms on the third floor of the station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Platforms

Adjacent stations

Some Nozomi, Mizuho, Hikari, and Sakura Shinkansen services pass through this station without stopping. History
Shin-Yamaguchi Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as  on the San'yō Railway when the 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. The Yamaguchi Line began operations from 20 February 1913 and the Ube Railway (later Ube Line) on 26 March 1925. The  Sanyō Shinkansen station opened on 10 March 1975. 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). On 1 October 2003, the station was renamed Shin-Yamaguchi Station. Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4531 passengers daily. Surrounding area
Yamaguchi City Ogori Cultural Museum
Yamaguchi City Ogori General Branch (Former Ogori Town Hall)
Yamaguchi Municipal Ogori Junior High School

See also
 List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links
 JR West station information 

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1900
Sanyō Main Line
Sanyō Shinkansen
Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Stations of West Japan Railway Company
Yamaguchi (city)