Kudamatsu Station (下松駅, Kudamatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kudamatsu Station 下松駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kudamatsu Station in February 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Chome-10-1 Ekiminami, Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 744-0007 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′45.8″N 132°10′57.3″E / 33.962722°N 132.182583°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 406.9 km (252.8 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1897 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1905 | ||||||||||
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  Kudamatsu Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture  Kudamatsu Station Kudamatsu Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Kudamatsu Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 406.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama, Hōfu and Shimonoseki |
| 2, 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Yanai, Iwakuni and Hiroshima |
History edit
Kudamatsu Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The current station building completed in 1965. 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 1905 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Kudamatsu Municipal Kudamatsu Elementary School
- Kudamatsu Junior High School
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu High School
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu Technical High School
- Kudamatsu City Hall
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 edit
Media related to Kudamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons