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Kawatana-Onsen Station

Railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened22 April 1914 (1914-04-22)PassengersFY2020316 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Kuroimura towards Shimonoseki		San'in Main Line E Local Rapid		Kogushi towards Masuda

Location
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Kawatana-Onsen Station (川棚温泉駅, Kawatana-Onsen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Kawatana-Onsen Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 652.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station formerly had a second opposed side platform, the remnants of which are now used as a flowerbed.The station is unattended.

History

Kawatana-Onsen Station was opened on 22 April 1914 on the Chōshū Railway, which was railway nationalized in 1925. The line was renamed the San'in Main Line in 1933. 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 316 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

The station building side is an urban area, but the other side is a field. The city's general branch office (former Toyoura town hall) is located right next to the station, but other administrative agencies in the Toyoura area are located around the neighboring Ogushi station. Japan National Route 191 passes in front of the station. Kawatana Onsen, after which the station is named, is about 1.8 kilometers away.

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