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Railway station in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ube Station (宇部駅, Ube-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is also the location of a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Ube Station 宇部駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 4-4-18 Nishiubeminami, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-0208 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°0′10.89″N 131°13′18.24″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 484.5 km (301.1 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 July 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Nishi-Ube Station (1943 to 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2020 | 1483 (daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ube Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 484.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also the western terminus of the 33.2 kilometer Ube Line from Shin-Yamaguchi.
The station consists of one side platform and two island platform connected by a footbridge. The side platform has a cutout, allowing it to serve two tracks. The station is staffed.
0, 1 | ■ Ube Line | for Ube-Shinkawa |
3 | ■ San'yō Line | spare |
4 | ■ San'yō Line | for Asa and Shimonoseki |
5,6 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
Ube Station was opened on 1 July 1910. The station name was changed to Nishi-Ube Station (西宇部駅) from 1 May 1943 to 1 October 1964. 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).
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1483 passengers daily.[2]
Until the 1960s, the area around the station was lined with entertainment facilities such as racetracks and movie theaters, but with the closure of the coal mines, it declined, and the surrounding area became a quiet area with mainly residential areas and commercial facilities nearby. Many roads around the station are narrow in relation to the traffic volume, and congestion frequently occurs due to the congestion of through traffic and daily traffic.
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