Iwahana Station

Iwahana Station (岩鼻駅, Iwahana-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]}

Iwahana Station 岩鼻駅
Iwahana Station in September 2008
General information
Location	1 Iwahanachō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0810 Japan
Coordinates	33°58′43.01″N 131°13′31.49″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line
Distance	30.3 km (18.8 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	9 January 1914 (9 January 1914)
Passengers
FY2020	197
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Inō towards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube Line Local Ube Terminus
Location Iwahana Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Iwahana Station Iwahana Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iwahana Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered opposed side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is not staffed.

Platforms

station side	■      Ube Line	for Ube, Inō and Shimonoseki
opposite side	■      Ube Line	for Ube-Shinkawa

History

Iwahana Station was opened on 9 January 1914 with the opening of the Ube Railway. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and the line was 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 197 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Ube Frontier University/Ube Frontier University Junior College Division
• Ube Frontier University Junior High School/Kagawa High School

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 Iwahana Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site