Suzumeda Station (雀田駅, Suzumeda-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]It is the diverging point between the main and branch lines of the Onoda Line.
Suzumeda Station 雀田駅 | ||||||||||||
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 Suzumeda Station in April 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Location | Onoda, San'yō-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 756-0817 Japan | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′37.34″N 131°11′11.33″E / 33.9603722°N 131.1864806°E | |||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Onoda Line | |||||||||||
| Distance | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) from Ube-Shinkawa | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 May 1929 | |||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 95 | |||||||||||
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Lines
editSuzumeda Station is served by the JR West Onoda Line, and is located 4.5 kilometers from the junction of the San'yō Main Line at Inō and 6.3 kilometers from terminus of the line at Ube-Shinkawa.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two unnumbered side platforms serving two tracks in a Y-shaped configuration. The station building is located in between the platforms. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| South | ■ Onoda Line | for Nagato-Motoyama for Ube-Shinkawa |
| North | ■ Onoda Line | for Ube-Shinkawa Onodakō and Onoda |
History
editSuzumeda Station was opened as a temporary stop on 16 May 1929 on the Onoda Railway and was elevated to full passenger station status on 1 December 1941. The Onoda 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
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 95 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editThe station is located in the southern part of Sanyo-Onoda, near the border with Ube City. Sanyo Onoda Municipal Yamaguchi Tokyo University of Science is located about 400m south of this station, and some people use it to commute to the university. In spite of that, the area in front of the station is deserted with few shops. The stores are concentrated around Sanyo Onoda City Yamaguchi Tokyo University of Science.
- Sanyo Onoda City Yamaguchi Tokyo University of Science
- Sanyo Onoda Municipal Ryuo Junior High School
- Onoda Red Cross Hospital
- Tsukanokawa Kofun Park
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
edit Media related to Suzumeda Station at Wikimedia Commons