Hon-Yura Station (本由良駅, Hon-Yura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Hon-Yura Station 本由良駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hon-Yura Station in July 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sayama, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, 754-0894 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°1′55.25″N 131°20′37.13″E / 34.0320139°N 131.3436472°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 467.7 km (290.6 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 December 1900 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ajisu (to 1950) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 230 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHon-Yura Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 467.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Ube and Shimonoseki |
History
editHon-Yura Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as Ajisu Station (阿知須駅) on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed 1 June 1950. 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
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 230 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Yura River
- Yamaguchi Ube Road (Yamaguchi Prefectural Road No. 6 Yamaguchi Ube Line)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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