Nagato-Motoyama Station

Nagato-Motoyama Station (長門本山駅, Nagato-Motoyama-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]

Nagato-Motoyama Station

長門本山駅
Nagato-Motoyama Station in April 2021
General information
LocationOnoda, San'yō-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 756-0817
Japan
Coordinates33°56′34.16″N 131°10′24.02″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Onoda Line
Distance2.3 km (1.4 mi) from Suzumeda
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 21, 1937 (1937-01-21)
Previous namesMotoyama (to 1941)
Passengers
FY202011
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Hamagōchi
towards Ube-Shinkawa
 Onoda Line
(Motoyama Branch)
 Terminus
Location
Nagato-Motoyama Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Nagato-Motoyama Station
Nagato-Motoyama Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Nagato-Motoyama Station is located in Japan
Nagato-Motoyama Station
Nagato-Motoyama Station
Nagato-Motoyama Station (Japan)

Lines

Nagato-Motoyama Station is the terminus of the JR West Onoda Line branch line, and is located 2.3 kilometers from the junction with the main line at Suzumeda.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single dead-headed track. There is no station building, but there is a small shelter near the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Nagato-Motoyama Station was opened on 21 January 1937 as Motoyama Station (本山駅, Motoyama-eki)on the Ube Electric Railway. The Ube Electric Railway merged with the Ube Railway on 1 December 1941 and the station was renamed to its present name on that date, The Ube Railway was railway nationalized in 1943. 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 11 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located along the Suo Sea at the southern end of Sanyo-Onoda. Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 354 Tsumazaki Kaisaku Onoda Line runs past the station. The area around the station is a residential area.

  • Former Motoyama Coal Mine Inclined Mine (City Designated Cultural Property): See also Ube Coal Mine.
  • Ryuozan Park
  • Kirara Beach
  • Sanyo Onoda Municipal Motoyama Elementary 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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