Tokonami Station

Tokonami Station (床波駅, Tokonami-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]

Tokokonami Station

床波駅
Tokonami Station in October 2005
General information
Location2-4 Tokonami, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0153
Japan
Coordinates33°57′9.07″N 131°18′19.71″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Ube Line
Distance18.9 km (11.7 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1923 (1923-08-01)
Passengers
FY2020300
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Maruo Ube Line
Local
Tokiwa
towards Ube
Location
Tokonami Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Tokonami Station
Tokonami Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Tokonami Station is located in Japan
Tokonami Station
Tokonami Station
Tokonami Station (Japan)

Lines

Tokonami Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 18.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side       Ube Line for Ube-Shinkawa and Inō
opposite side       Ube Line for Shin-Yamaguchi

History

Tokonami was opened on 1 August 1923 when the Ube Railway was extended from Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station) to Tokonami. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the 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).[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 300 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Ube City Nishikiwa Elementary School
  • Ube City Nishikiwa Junior High School
  • Shiratsuchi Beach
  • Tokonami Fishing Port

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. "令和3年度市政懇談会 会議録(要旨)" (PDF). city.ube.yamaguchi.jp (in Japanese).
  4. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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