Iwahana Station

Iwahana Station (岩鼻駅, Iwahana-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]

Iwahana Station

岩鼻駅
Iwahana Station in September 2008
General information
Location1 Iwahanachō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0810
Japan
Coordinates33°58′43.01″N 131°13′31.49″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Ube Line
Distance30.3 km (18.8 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 January 1914 (9 January 1914)
Passengers
FY2020197
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Inō
towards Shin-Yamaguchi
 Ube Line
Local
 Ube
Terminus
Location
Iwahana Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Iwahana Station
Iwahana Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Iwahana Station is located in Japan
Iwahana Station
Iwahana Station
Iwahana Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwahana Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered opposed side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
station side ■      Ube Line for Ube, Inō and Shimonoseki
opposite side ■      Ube Line for Ube-Shinkawa

History

Iwahana Station was opened on 9 January 1914 with the opening of the Ube Railway. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and the line was 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 197 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area
  • Ube Frontier University/Ube Frontier University Junior College Division
  • Ube Frontier University Junior High School/Kagawa High School

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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