Tokonami Station

Railway station in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

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).^{[1] [2]}

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).^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 300 passengers daily.^[4]

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