List of stations opened by petition in Japan

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In Japan some railway stations were built in response to a petition of the local governments or companies near the new station etc., and the railway company did not bear all construction costs. These are called Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in Japanese. This article lists some of these stations.

The first station opened by petition on a JR line was Higashi-Koganei Station on the Chūō Main Line, which was opened in 1964 before privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). This station is located close to a commemoration hall.

Shinkansen stations

Sorted by opening year

1 A station already existed on the Tōkaidō Main Line.
2 A station already existed on the Sanyō Main Line.

JR lines other than Shinkansen

Stations opened after privatization of JNR

JR Hokkaido

JR East

JR Tokai

JR West

JR Kyushu

Railways other than JR

Closed stations that were opened by petitions

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