Ube Station

Location
	Ube Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Ube Station Ube Station (Japan)

Ube Station

宇部うべ駅えき
Ube Station; 宇部うべ駅えき
	Ube Station in April 2021
General information
Location	4-4-18 Nishiubeminami, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-0208; Japan
Coordinates	34°0′10.89″N 131°13′18.24″E / 34.0030250°N 131.2217333°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company Japan Freight Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Line Ube Line
Distance	484.5 km (301.1 mi) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1910; 114 years ago
Previous names	Nishi-Ube Station (1943 to 1964)
Passengers
FY2022	1521 (daily)
Services
Location
Location
	Ube Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Ube Station Ube Station (Japan)

Ube Station (宇部うべ駅えき, 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).

Lines

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.

Station layout

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.

Platforms

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

History

Ube Station was opened on 1 July 1910. The station name was changed to Nishi-Ube Station (西にし宇部うべ駅えき) 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).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 1521 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

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.

Ube City Konan Civic Center
Ube Kojo High School
Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube Nishi High School
Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube Commercial High School
Ube Municipal Nishiube Elementary School

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽さんよう・山陰さんいんライン全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん第だい6巻かん広島ひろしま東部とうぶ・呉ごエリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Ube Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽さんよう・山陰さんいんライン全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん第だい6巻かん広島ひろしま東部とうぶ・呉ごエリア [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 - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

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