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).[1] [2]

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

1 ■      Ube Line for Inō and Ube
■      Onoda Line for Inō, Suzumeda and Onoda
3, 4 ■      Ube Line for Shin-Yamaguchi
for Inō and Ube
■      Onoda Line for Inō, Suzumeda and Onoda
  • The original Ubeshinkawa Station in 1914
    The original Ubeshinkawa Station in 1914
  • The station viewed from above in August 2016
    The station viewed from above in August 2016
  • Ubeshinkawa Station building in May 2012
    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. [3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily.[4]

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

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

Media related to Ube-Shinkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons