Suō-Sayama Station
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Suō-Sayama Station 周防佐山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Suō-Sayama Station in July 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1094 Kawachijingo, Sayama, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 754-0894 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°2′5.66″N 131°21′49.21″E / 34.0349056°N 131.3636694°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 March 1925 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 46 | ||||||||||
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Suō-Sayama Station (周防佐山駅, Suō-Sayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Suō-Sayama Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 7.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
[edit]Suō-Sayama Station was opened on 26 March 1925 when the Ube Railway was extended from Ogōri Station (present-day Shin-Yamaguchi) to Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station). 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 46 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yamaguchi Municipal Sayama Elementary School
- 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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Suō-Sayama Station at Wikimedia Commons
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