Higashi-Shinkawa Station

Higashi-Shinkawa Station

東新川駅
Higashi-Shinkawa Station in September 2008
General information
Location2-17, Higashishinkawa-chō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0019
Japan
Coordinates33°56′54.24″N 131°15′24.84″E / 33.9484000°N 131.2569000°E / 33.9484000; 131.2569000
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Ube Line
Distance25.3 km (15.7 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1923; 101 years ago (1923-08-01)
Passengers
FY2020376
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Ubemisaki Ube Line
Local
Kotoshiba
towards Ube
Location
Higashi-Shinkawa Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Higashi-Shinkawa Station
Higashi-Shinkawa Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Higashi-Shinkawa Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Shinkawa Station
Higashi-Shinkawa Station
Higashi-Shinkawa Station (Japan)
Map

Higashi-Shinkawa Station (東新川駅, Higashi-Shinkawa-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

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Higashi-Shinkawa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 25.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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station side       Ube Line for Ube-Shinkawa, Inō and Ube
opposite side       Ube Line for Tokoname and Shin-Yamaguchi

History

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Higashi-Shinkawa Station was opened on 1 August 1923 when the Ube Railway was extended from Tokoname to Ube-Shinkawa. 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

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 376 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Chuo Park (directly connected to the station)
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube Central High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
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