Kusae Station 草江駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 3-chōme-5 Kusae, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0004 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°56′12.17″N 131°16′27.11″E / 33.9367139°N 131.2741972°E / 33.9367139; 131.2741972 | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 22.5 km (14.0 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 August 1923 (1923-08-01) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 70 | ||||||||||
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Kusae Station (草江駅, Kusae-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
Kusae Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 22.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
Kusae Station was opened on 1 August 1921 when the Ube Railway was extended from Tokoname to Ube-Shinkawa. 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).
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (8 minutes on foot)
See also
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "令和3年度市政懇談会 会議録(要旨)" (PDF). city.ube.yamaguchi.jp (in Japanese).
- Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Kusae Station at Wikimedia Commons
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