Kawatana-Onsen Station

Kawatana-Onsen Station (川棚温泉駅, Kawatana-Onsen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Kawatana-Onsen Station 川棚温泉駅
Kawatana-Onsen Station Building & Plaza, September 2008
General information
Location	6964, Toyoura-cho Kawatana Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6301 Japan
Coordinates	34°8′47.06″N 130°55′20.71″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	652.9 km (405.7 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 April 1914 (1914-04-22)
Passengers
FY2020	316
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Kuroimura towards Shimonoseki San'in Main Line E Local Rapid Kogushi towards Masuda
Location Kawatana-Onsen Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Kawatana-Onsen Station Kawatana-Onsen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kawatana-Onsen Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 652.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station formerly had a second opposed side platform, the remnants of which are now used as a flowerbed.The station is unattended.

History

Kawatana-Onsen Station was opened on 22 April 1914 on the Chōshū Railway, which was railway nationalized in 1925. The line was renamed the San'in Main Line in 1933. 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 316 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

The station building side is an urban area, but the other side is a field. The city's general branch office (former Toyoura town hall) is located right next to the station, but other administrative agencies in the Toyoura area are located around the neighboring Ogushi station. Japan National Route 191 passes in front of the station. Kawatana Onsen, after which the station is named, is about 1.8 kilometers away.

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. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Kawatana-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site