Kudamatsu Station

Railway station in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

  • Bus stop
ConstructionStructure typeElevatedAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 September 1897; 126 years ago (1897-09-25)PassengersFY20201905 Services
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Kushigahama
towards Shimonoseki
 San'yō Line
Local
 Hikari
towards Iwakuni
Location
Kudamatsu Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kudamatsu Station
Kudamatsu Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
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Kudamatsu Station is located in Japan
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Kudamatsu Station (下松駅, Kudamatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Kudamatsu Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 406.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■      San'yō Line for Tokuyama, Hōfu and Shimonoseki
2, 3 ■      San'yō Line for Yanai, Iwakuni and Hiroshima

History

Kudamatsu Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The current station building completed in 1965. 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 1905 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Kudamatsu Municipal Kudamatsu Elementary School
  • Kudamatsu Junior High School
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu High School
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu Technical High School
  • Kudamatsu City Hall

See also

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. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Kudamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR West Station Official Site