Inō Station (Yamaguchi)

Inō Station (居能駅, Inō-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]

Inō Station

居能駅
The station building (May 2012)
General information
Location2-12-13 Ino-cho, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0057
Japan
Coordinates33°58′1.42″N 131°13′41.38″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
     Ube Line

     Onoda Line

Distance28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 16, 1929 (1929-05-16)
Passengers
FY2020168
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Ube-Shinkawa
towards Shin-Yamaguchi
 Ube Line Iwahana
towards Ube
Ube-Shinkawa
Terminus
 Onoda Line Tsumazaki
towards Onoda or Nagato-Motoyama
Location
Ube-Shinkawa Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Ube-Shinkawa Station
Ube-Shinkawa Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Ube-Shinkawa Station is located in Japan
Ube-Shinkawa Station
Ube-Shinkawa Station
Ube-Shinkawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Inō Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 28.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. It is also the official terminus of the 11.6 kilometer Onoda Line continue past for another 1.8 kilometers to terminate at Ube-Shinkawa.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform; however, only one side of the island platform is in use, giving the station a two opposed side platform layout. The station building is located east of the platforms and is connected via a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms
3 ■      Ube Line for Ube
■      Onoda Line for Suzumeda and Onoda
4 ■      Ube Line for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi
■      Onoda Line for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi

History

Inō Station was opened on16 May 1929 as a temporary stop and elevated to a full passenger station on 6 November 1938. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and renamed 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 168 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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). Kodansha. 7 (7): 23.
  3. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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