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Kiwa Station 岐波駅
Kiwa Station in September 2008
General information
Location	107 Takahashi, Higashikiwa, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0241 Japan
Coordinates	33°59′24.86″N 131°20′52.53″E / 33.9902389°N 131.3479250°E / 33.9902389; 131.3479250
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line
Distance	12.7 km (7.9 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 August 1924; 100 years ago (1924-08-17)
Passengers
FY2020	184
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Ajisutowards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube LineLocal Maruotowards Ube
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Kiwa Station (岐波駅, Kiwa-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).

Lines

Kiwa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 12.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Kiwa Station was opened on 17 August 1924 when the Ube Railway was extended from Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station) to Tokonami. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. 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 building was renovated in 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Kiwa Beach

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. 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.
3. "令和３年度市政懇談会 会議録（要旨）" (PDF). city.ube.yamaguchi.jp (in Japanese).
4. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Kiwa Station (Yamaguchi) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site

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