Minami-Onoda Station

Minami-Onoda Station (南小野田駅, Minami-Onoda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Minami-Onoda Station

南小野田駅
Minami-Onoda Station in May 2012
General information
Location6290-2 Heiseichō, San'yō-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 756-0837
Japan
Coordinates33°58′38.71″N 131°10′30.08″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Onoda Line
Distance8.9 km (5.5 mi) from Ube-Shinkawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeat grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 March 1962 (1962-03-15)
Passengers
FY202096
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Onodakō
towards Ube-Shinkawa
Onoda Line Minami-Nakagawa
towards Onoda
Location
Minami-Onoda Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Minami-Onoda Station
Minami-Onoda Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Minami-Onoda Station is located in Japan
Minami-Onoda Station
Minami-Onoda Station
Minami-Onoda Station (Japan)

Lines

Minami-Onoda Station is served by the JR West Onoda Line, and is located 7.1 kilometers from the junction of the San'yō Main Line at Inō and 8.9 kilometers from terminus of the line at Ube-Shinkawa.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground level side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

History

Minami-Onoda Station was opened on 25 November 1915 as Cement-chō Station (セメント町駅) on the Onoda Railway. The Onoda Railway was railway nationalized in 1943, at which time the station name was changed to Onodakō Station (小野田港駅). On 1 October 1947 the section from Onodako Station to Suzumeda Station was completed and the station renamed Onodakō Station Kitaguchi (小野田港駅北口). The station assumed its present name on 15 March 1962. 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 96 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is the urban area of Onoda. Onoda Port spreads out on the west side of the station, and there is a Taiheiyo Cement factory. There are high schools and banks on the east side of the station.

  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Onoda Technical High School
  • Sanyo Onoda Municipal Onoda Junior 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. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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