Kotō Station
Kotō Station 厚東駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kotō Station in November 2021 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 997 Miyanoshita, Yoshimi, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-0122 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°2′19.46″N 131°16′4.25″E / 34.0387389°N 131.2678472°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 478.0 km (297.0 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 December 1900 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Funaki Station (to 1916) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 88 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Kotō Station (厚東駅, Kotō-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]
Lines
[edit]Kotō Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 478.0 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. The station building, which is located underneath the elevated tracks of the Sanyo Shinkansen, is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Line | not in operation |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Ube and Shimonoseki |
History
[edit]Kotō Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as Funaki Station (船木駅) on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line became the San'yō Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed on 1 November 1916. 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 88 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]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 Kotō Station at Wikimedia Commons
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