Tokiwa Station (Yamaguchi)

Tokiwa Station (常盤駅, Tokiwa-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]

Tokiwa Station 常磐駅
Tokiwa Station in April 2017
General information
Location	1393 Ōsawa, Nishikiwa, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0151 Japan
Coordinates	33°56′26.91″N 131°17′31.74″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ube Line
Distance	20.7 km (12.9 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1925; 100 years ago (1925-06-01)
Passengers
FY2020	78
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Tokonami towards Shin-Yamaguchi Ube Line Local Kusae towards Ube
Location Tokiwa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Tokiwa Station Tokiwa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tokiwa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 20.7 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

Tokiwa Station was opened on 1 June 1925 when the Ube Railway was extended from Tokoname to Kusae. 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 78 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Tokiwa Park
• Japan National Route 190
• Tokiwa Beach

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan