Higashi-Shinkawa Station

Higashi-Shinkawa Station (東新川駅, Higashi-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).^{[1] [2]}

Higashi-Shinkawa Station 東新川駅
Higashi-Shinkawa Station in September 2008
General information
Location	2-17, Higashishinkawa-chō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0019 Japan
Coordinates	33°56′54.24″N 131°15′24.84″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line
Distance	25.3 km (15.7 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1923; 101 years ago (1923-08-01)
Passengers
FY2020	376
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Ubemisaki towards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube Line Local Kotoshiba towards Ube
Location Higashi-Shinkawa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Higashi-Shinkawa Station Higashi-Shinkawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Shinkawa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 25.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■      Ube Line	for Ube-Shinkawa, Inō and Ube
opposite side	■      Ube Line	for Tokoname and Shin-Yamaguchi

History

Higashi-Shinkawa Station was opened on 1 August 1923 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).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 376 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Chuo Park (directly connected to the station)
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube Central High 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. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Higashi-Shinkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site