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

Maruo Station

丸尾駅
Maruo Station; 丸尾駅
	Maruo Station in July 2006
General information
Location	5034 Kirinuki, Higashikiwa, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0241; Japan
Coordinates	33°58′12.94″N 131°20′12.26″E / 33.9702611°N 131.3367389°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line
Distance	15.2 km (9.4 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 August 1924; 100 years ago
Passengers
FY2020	192
Services
Location
Location
	Maruo Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Maruo Station Maruo Station (Japan)

Maruo Station (丸尾駅, Maruo-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

Maruo Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 15.2 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. Only one side of the platform is in use. The station is unattended.

History

Maruo 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).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 192 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Yamaguchi Prefectural Heart Medical Center
Ube Industries Central Hospital
Ube Municipal Higashikiwa Junior High School
Ube Municipal Higashikiwa Elementary School

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.
^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Maruo 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.

[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] Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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