Ubemisaki Station
Ubemisaki Station 宇部岬駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ubemisaki Station in September 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5-chōme-4 Matsuyamachō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0026 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′4.8″N 131°15′43.74″E / 33.934667°N 131.2621500°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.7 km (14.7 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1923 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 162 | ||||||||||
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Ubemisaki Station (宇部岬駅, Ubemisaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1][2]
Lines
Ubemisaki Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 23.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ube Line | for Ube-Shinkawa and Ube |
| 2 | ■ Ube Line | for Tokoname and Shin-Yamaguchi |
History
Ubemisaki Station was opened on 1 August 1923 when the Ube Railway was extended from Tokoname to Ube-Shinkawa. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. 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).[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
- Ube Municipal Misaki Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Sone, Satoru (23 August 2009). "Yamaguchi Line, Mine Line, Ube Line, Onoda Line, Gantoku Line". Weekly Historical Railway All Routes JNR/JR (in Japanese). 7 (7). Kodansha: 23.
- ^ "令和３年度市政懇談会 会議録（要旨）" (PDF). city.ube.yamaguchi.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Ubemisaki Station at Wikimedia Commons