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Kotoshiba Station 琴芝駅
Kotoshiba Station in 2020
General information
Location	2-chōme-6 Kotoshibachō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0033 Japan
Coordinates	33°57′10.83″N 131°15′6.77″E / 33.9530083°N 131.2518806°E / 33.9530083; 131.2518806
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line
Distance	26.0 km (16.2 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 November 1929; 95 years ago (1929-11-29)
Passengers
FY2020	614
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Higashi-Shinkawatowards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube LineLocal Ube-Shinkawatowards Ube
Location Kotoshiba StationLocation within Yamaguchi PrefectureShow map of Yamaguchi PrefectureKotoshiba StationKotoshiba Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Kotoshiba Station (琴芝駅, Kotoshiba-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

Kotoshiba Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 26.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Kiwa Station was opened on 29 November 1929. 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 wooden station building was demolished in 2020 and replaced by a small prefabricated waiting room.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 614 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Ube City Hall
• Yamaguchi Prefecture Ube General Government Building
• Yamaguchi District Court Ube Branch

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. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Kotoshiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site

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