Habu Station
Habu Station 埴生駅 | |||||||||||
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 Habu Station in February 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Habu, San'yō-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 757-0012 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°2′57.02″N 131°5′12.71″E / 34.0491722°N 131.0868639°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 502.6 km (312.3 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 May 1901 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 235 | ||||||||||
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Habu Station (埴生駅, Habu-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]
Lines
[edit]Habu Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 502.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, the middle track (Platform 2) is out of service and there is no overhead wire. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shimonoseki |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Line | <out of service> |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
History
[edit]Habu Station was opened on 27 May 1901 on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Asa Station to Bakan Station (present-day Shimonoseki Station) The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. 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 235 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 2 Asa-Habu Bypass
- Sanyo Auto Race Course
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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Habu Station at Wikimedia Commons
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