Maruo Station
Maruo Station 丸尾駅 | |||||||||||
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 Maruo Station in July 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5034 Kirinuki, Higashikiwa, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0241 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′12.94″N 131°20′12.26″E / 33.9702611°N 131.3367389°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.2 km (9.4 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 August 1924 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 192 | ||||||||||
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Maruo Station (丸尾駅, Maruo-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]Maruo Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 15.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. Only one side of the platform is in use. The station is unattended.
History
[edit]Maruo Station was opened on 17 August 1924 when the Ube Railway was extended from Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station) to Tokonami. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the 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 192 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yamaguchi Prefectural Heart Medical Center
- Ube Industries Central Hospital
- Ube Municipal Higashikiwa Junior High School
- Ube Municipal Higashikiwa Elementary School
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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