en Kiwa Station (Yamaguchi)

Location
	Kiwa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Kiwa Station Kiwa Station (Japan)

Kiwa Station

岐波駅
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
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
Passengers
FY2020	184
Services
Location
Location
	Kiwa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Kiwa Station Kiwa Station (Japan)

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).^[1] ^[2]

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

station side	■ Ube Line	for Shin-Yamaguchi
opposite side	■ Ube Line	for Ube-Shinkawa and Inō

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.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Kiwa Beach

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

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JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-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.

[Sone-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

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Kiwa Station (Yamaguchi)