Ajisu Station (阿知須駅, Ajisu-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]

Ajisu Station

阿知須駅
Ajisu Station in July 2006
General information
LocationAjisu 4775, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 754-1277
Japan
Coordinates34°0′38.86″N 131°21′24.57″E / 34.0107944°N 131.3568250°E / 34.0107944; 131.3568250
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Ube Line
Distance10.2 km (6.3 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 March 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-26)
Previous namesHon-Ajisu (to 1950)
Passengers
FY2020265
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Iwakura Ube Line
Local
Kiwa
towards Ube
Location
Ajisu Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Ajisu Station
Ajisu Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Ajisu Station is located in Japan
Ajisu Station
Ajisu Station
Ajisu Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Ajisu Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 10.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1       Ube Line for Ube-Shinkawa and Inō
2       Ube Line for Shin-Yamaguchi

History edit

Ajisu Station was opened on 26 March 1925 as Hon-Ajisu Station (本阿知須駅) when the Ube Railway was extended from Ogōri Station (present-day Shin-Yamaguchi) to Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station). The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. It was renamed on 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 265 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • Yamaguchi City Ajisu General Branch (former Ajisu Town Office)
  • Yamaguchi City Ajisu Library
  • Yamaguchi Municipal Ajisu Elementary School
  • Yamaguchi Municipal Ajisu Junior High School
  • Kirara Beach

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links edit

  Media related to Ajisu Station at Wikimedia Commons