Kusae Station

Railway station in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

  • Bus stop
Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 August 1923 (1923-08-01)PassengersFY202070 Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Tokiwa
towards Shin-Yamaguchi
 Ube Line
Local
 Ubemisaki
towards Ube
Location
Kusae Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kusae Station
Kusae Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
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Kusae Station is located in Japan
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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]

Lines

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

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Yamaguchi Ube Airport (8 minutes on foot)

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. ^ 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 Kusae Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR West Station Official Site
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