Ube-Shinkawa Station
Ube-Shinkawa Station 宇部新川駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ube-Shinkawa Station in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-7-7 Uemachi, Higashikiwa, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0061 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′31″N 131°14′32″E / 33.95861°N 131.24222°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 27.1 km (16.8 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 January 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 601 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ube-Shinkawa Station (宇部新川駅, Ube-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
Ube-Shinkawa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 27.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. Most trains of the Onoda Line continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Inō Station to terminate at Ube-Shinkawa.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ube Line | for Inō and Ube |
| ■ Onoda Line | for Inō, Suzumeda and Onoda | |
| 3, 4 | ■ Ube Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi for Inō and Ube |
| ■ Onoda Line | for Inō, Suzumeda and Onoda |
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The original Ubeshinkawa Station in 1914
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The station viewed from above in August 2016
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Ubeshinkawa Station building in May 2012
History
Ube-Shinkawa 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 station was renamed Ube Station (宇部駅, Ube-eki) at that time. The line was renamed Ube Line on 1 February 1948. The station reverted to its original name on 15 September 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). The station is depicted in the 2021 anime film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, directed by Ube native Hideaki Anno.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
The area from this station to Kotoshiba Station is the central urban area of Ube city.
- Ube City Cultural Center
- Ube City Local Museum
- Yamaguchi University Hospital, Yamaguchi University Kogushi Campus
- Ube Municipal Shinkawa Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yamazaki, Takero (12 April 2021). "'Evangelion' fans flock to Ube, director Anno's hometown". The Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Ube-Shinkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons