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

Kotō Station

厚東駅
Kotō Station; 厚東駅
	Kotō Station in November 2021
General information
Location	997 Miyanoshita, Yoshimi, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-0122; Japan
Coordinates	34°2′19.46″N 131°16′4.25″E / 34.0387389°N 131.2678472°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Line
Distance	478.0 km (297.0 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 December 1900; 124 years ago
Previous names	Funaki Station (to 1916)
Passengers
FY2022	81 (daily)
Services
Location
Location
	Kotō Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Kotō Station Kotō Station (Japan)

Kotō Station (厚東駅, Kotō-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]

Lines

Kotō Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 478.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station building, which is located underneath the elevated tracks of the Sanyo Shinkansen, is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Line	for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama
2	■ San'yō Line	not in operation
3	■ San'yō Line	for Ube and Shimonoseki

History

Kotō Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as Funaki Station (船木駅) on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line became the San'yō Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed on 1 November 1916. 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 2022, the station was used by an average of 81 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 2

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.
^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

External links

Media related to Kotō Station at Wikimedia Commons

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.

[2] "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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