Higashi-Shinkawa Station
Higashi-Shinkawa Station 東新川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Shinkawa Station in September 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-17, Higashishinkawa-chō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0019 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′54.24″N 131°15′24.84″E / 33.9484000°N 131.2569000°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.3 km (15.7 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1923 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 376 | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Shinkawa Station (東新川駅, Higashi-Shinkawa-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]
Lines
[edit]Higashi-Shinkawa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 25.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| station side | ■ Ube Line | for Ube-Shinkawa, Inō and Ube |
| opposite side | ■ Ube Line | for Tokoname and Shin-Yamaguchi |
History
[edit]Higashi-Shinkawa Station was opened on 1 August 1923 when the Ube Railway was extended from Tokoname to Ube-Shinkawa. 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).
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 376 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Chuo Park (directly connected to the station)
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube Central High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Sone, Satoru (23 August 2009). "Yamaguchi Line, Mine Line, Ube Line, Onoda Line, Gantoku Line". Weekly Historical Railway All Routes JNR/JR (in Japanese). 7 (7). Kodansha: 23.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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