Iwakura Station (岩倉駅, Iwakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Iwakura Station 岩倉駅 | |||||||||||
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 Iwakura Station in June 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 714 Ajisu, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 754-1277 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°1′24.35″N 131°21′35.92″E / 34.0234306°N 131.3599778°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 August 1953 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 18 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIwakura Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 8.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a small shelter on the platform, and the station is unattended.
History
editIwakura Station was opened on 26 March 1925 as a temporary stop when the Ube Railway was extended from Ogōri Station (present-day Shin-Yamaguchi) to Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station). The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. the stop was moved 100 meters and officially elevated in status to a full passenger station on 15 August 1953. 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
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 18 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Yamaguchi Prefectural Kirarahama Nature Observation Park
- Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park
- Japan National Route 190
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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