Kotō Station (厚東駅, Kotō-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]
Kotō Station 厚東駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kotō Station in November 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 997 Miyanoshita, Yoshimi, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-0122 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°2′19.46″N 131°16′4.25″E / 34.0387389°N 131.2678472°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 478.0 km (297.0 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 December 1900 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Funaki Station (to 1916) | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 88 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKotō Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 478.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station building, which is located underneath the elevated tracks of the Sanyo Shinkansen, is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Line | not in operation |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Ube and Shimonoseki |
History
editKotō Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as Funaki Station (船木駅) on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line became the San'yō Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed on 1 November 1916. 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 88 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editSee 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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