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Ube-Shinkawa Station 宇部新川駅
Ube-Shinkawa Station in 2023
General information
Location	1-7-7 Uemachi, Higashikiwa, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0061 Japan
Coordinates	33°57′31″N 131°14′32″E / 33.95861°N 131.24222°E / 33.95861; 131.24222
Owned by	[REDACTED] West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	[REDACTED] West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line      Onoda Line
Distance	27.1 km (16.8 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	9 January 1914 (9 January 1914)
Passengers
FY2020	601
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] JR West Following station Terminus Onoda Line Inōtowards Onoda or Nagato-Motoyama Kotoshibatowards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube LineLocal Inōtowards Ube Ube LineRapid
Location Ube-Shinkawa StationLocation within Yamaguchi PrefectureShow map of Yamaguchi PrefectureUbe-Shinkawa StationUbe-Shinkawa Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Ube-Shinkawa Station (宇部新川駅, Ube-shinkawa-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).

Lines

Ube-Shinkawa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 27.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. Most trains of the Onoda Line continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Inō Station to terminate at Ube-Shinkawa.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

• The original Ubeshinkawa Station in 1914
• The station viewed from above in August 2016
• Ubeshinkawa Station building in May 2012

History

Ube-Shinkawa Station was opened on 9 January 1914 with the opening of the Ube Railway. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and the station was renamed Ube Station (宇部駅, Ube-eki) at that time. The line was renamed Ube Line on 1 February 1948. The station reverted to its original name on 15 September 1964. 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). The station is depicted in the 2021 anime film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, directed by Ube native Hideaki Anno.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The area from this station to Kotoshiba Station is the central urban area of Ube city.

• Ube City Cultural Center
• Ube City Local Museum
• Yamaguchi University Hospital, Yamaguchi University Kogushi Campus
• Ube Municipal Shinkawa Elementary School

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. Yamazaki, Takero (12 April 2021). "'Evangelion' fans flock to Ube, director Anno's hometown". The Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
4. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Ube-Shinkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site

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