Kuba Station
Railway station in Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Bus stop
| Preceding station |  JR West | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōtake towards Iwakuni | San'yō Line City Liner | Ōnoura towards Hiroshima | ||
| San'yō Line Local | ||||
Kuba Station
Location within Hiroshima Prefecture
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Kuba Station
Kuba Station (Japan)
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Kuba Station (玖波駅, Kuba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
Kuba Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 336.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Iwakuni and Tokuyama |
| 2 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Miyajimaguchi and Hiroshima |
History
Kuba Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a passenger and freight station on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the line from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The line was nationalized in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. Freight operations were abandoned in 1962. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 1700 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
See also
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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
Media related to Kuba Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR West Station Official Site
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