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 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1923 (1923-08-01)
Passengers
FY2020376
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Ubemisaki
towards Shin-Yamaguchi
 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)

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

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

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

Platforms

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

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

See also

References

  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). Kodansha. 7 (7): 23.
  3. ↑ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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