Inō Station (Yamaguchi)

Inō Station (居能駅, Inō-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]}

Inō Station 居能駅
The station building (May 2012)
General information
Location	2-12-13 Ino-cho, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0057 Japan
Coordinates	33°58′1.42″N 131°13′41.38″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line      Onoda Line
Distance	28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 16, 1929 (1929-05-16)
Passengers
FY2020	168
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Ube-Shinkawa towards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube Line Iwahana towards Ube Ube-Shinkawa Terminus Onoda Line Tsumazaki towards Onoda or Nagato-Motoyama
Location Ube-Shinkawa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Ube-Shinkawa Station Ube-Shinkawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Inō Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 28.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. It is also the official terminus of the 11.6 kilometer Onoda Line continue past for another 1.8 kilometers to terminate at Ube-Shinkawa.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform; however, only one side of the island platform is in use, giving the station a two opposed side platform layout. The station building is located east of the platforms and is connected via a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

3	■      Ube Line	for Ube
	■      Onoda Line	for Suzumeda and Onoda
4	■      Ube Line	for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi
	■      Onoda Line	for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi

History

Inō Station was opened on16 May 1929 as a temporary stop and elevated to a full passenger station on 6 November 1938. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and renamed 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 168 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Kyowa Hakko Kirin Ube Factory
• Japan National Route 190

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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

External links

Media related to Inō Station (Yamaguchi) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site