Ubemisaki Station 宇部岬駅 | |||||||||||
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Ubemisaki Station in September 2017 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
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 / 33.934667; 131.2621500 | ||||||||||
Owned by | 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 | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 August 1923; 101 years ago (1923-08-01) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 162 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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).
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).
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily.
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
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