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).[1] [2]
Kusae Station 草江駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kusae Station in June 2019 | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ube Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) 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 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 70 | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
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 edit
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History edit
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).[3]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area edit
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (8 minutes on foot)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Media related to Kusae Station at Wikimedia Commons
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