Inō Station (Yamaguchi)
Inō Station 居能駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 The station building (May 2012) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-12-13 Ino-cho, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0057 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′1.42″N 131°13′41.38″E / 33.9670611°N 131.2281611°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 28.9 km (18.0 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 16, 1929 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2020 | 168 | |||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 168 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kyowa Hakko Kirin Ube Factory
- Japan National Route 190
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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