Inō Station (Yamaguchi)
Onoda Line
- Bus stop
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Ube-Shinkawa towards Shin-Yamaguchi | Ube Line | Iwahana towards Ube | ||
Ube-Shinkawa Terminus | Onoda Line | Tsumazaki towards Onoda or Nagato-Motoyama |
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Inō Station (居能駅, Inō-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
Inō Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 28.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. It is also the official terminus of the 11.6 kilometer Onoda Line continue past for another 1.8 kilometers to terminate at Ube-Shinkawa.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform; however, only one side of the island platform is in use, giving the station a two opposed side platform layout. The station building is located east of the platforms and is connected via a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
3 | ■ Ube Line | for Ube |
■ Onoda Line | for Suzumeda and Onoda | |
4 | ■ Ube Line | for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi |
■ Onoda Line | for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi |
History
Inō Station was opened on16 May 1929 as a temporary stop and elevated to a full passenger station on 6 November 1938. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and renamed 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
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 168 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Kyowa Hakko Kirin Ube Factory
- Japan National Route 190
See also
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Inō Station (Yamaguchi) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR West Station Official Site
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