Iwakura Station (Yamaguchi)

Iwakura Station (岩倉駅, Iwakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Iwakura Station

岩倉駅
Iwakura Station in June 2019
General information
Location714 Ajisu, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 754-1277
Japan
Coordinates34°1′24.35″N 131°21′35.92″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Ube Line
Distance8.8 km (5.5 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 August 1953 (1953-08-15)
Passengers
FY202018
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Suō-Sayama
towards Shin-Yamaguchi
 Ube Line
Local
 Ajisu
towards Ube
Location
Iwakura Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Iwakura Station
Iwakura Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Iwakura Station is located in Japan
Iwakura Station
Iwakura Station
Iwakura Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwakura Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 8.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a small shelter on the platform, and the station is unattended.

History

Iwakura Station was opened on 26 March 1925 as a temporary stop when the Ube Railway was extended from Ogōri Station (present-day Shin-Yamaguchi) to Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station). The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. the stop was moved 100 meters and officially elevated in status to a full passenger station on 15 August 1953. 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 18 passengers daily.[2]

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. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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