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Tokokonami Station 床波駅
Tokonami Station in October 2005
General information
Location	2-4 Tokonami, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0153 Japan
Coordinates	33°57′9.07″N 131°18′19.71″E / 33.9525194°N 131.3054750°E / 33.9525194; 131.3054750
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line
Distance	18.9 km (11.7 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1923; 101 years ago (1923-08-01)
Passengers
FY2020	300
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Maruotowards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube LineLocal Tokiwatowards Ube
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Tokonami Station (床波駅, Tokonami-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

Tokonami Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 18.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Tokonami was opened on 1 August 1923 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).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 300 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Ube City Nishikiwa Elementary School
• Ube City Nishikiwa Junior High School
• Shiratsuchi Beach
• Tokonami Fishing Port

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 Tokonami Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site

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