Hon-Yura Station
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 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 December 1900 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ajisu (to 1950) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 230 | ||||||||||
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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]
Lines
[edit]Hon-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
[edit]The 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
[edit]Hon-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
[edit]In 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
[edit]References
[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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