Kotoshiba Station

Kotoshiba Station

琴芝駅
Kotoshiba Station in 2020
General information
Location2-chōme-6 Kotoshibachō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0033
Japan
Coordinates33°57′10.83″N 131°15′6.77″E / 33.9530083°N 131.2518806°E / 33.9530083; 131.2518806
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Ube Line
Distance26.0 km (16.2 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks1
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 November 1929; 95 years ago (1929-11-29)
Passengers
FY2020614
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Higashi-Shinkawa
towards Shin-Yamaguchi
 Ube Line
Local
 Ube-Shinkawa
towards Ube
Location
Kotoshiba Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kotoshiba Station
Kotoshiba Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kotoshiba Station is located in Japan
Kotoshiba Station
Kotoshiba Station
Kotoshiba Station (Japan)
Map

Kotoshiba Station (琴芝駅, Kotoshiba-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

Kotoshiba Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 26.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Kiwa Station was opened on 29 November 1929. 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). The wooden station building was demolished in 2020 and replaced by a small prefabricated waiting room.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 614 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Ube City Hall
  • Yamaguchi Prefecture Ube General Government Building
  • Yamaguchi District Court Ube Branch

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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