Onoda Station (小野田駅, Onoda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Onoda Station

小野田駅
Onoda Station in October 20160
General information
Location1723-1, Ōaza Higashitakadomari,, San'yō-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 756-0088
Japan
Coordinates34°0′27.48″N 131°11′7″E / 34.0076333°N 131.18528°E / 34.0076333; 131.18528
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Distance488.0 km (303.2 mi) from Kobe
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 December 1900 (1900-12-03)
Passengers
FY20201123
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Mede
towards Ube-Shinkawa
Onoda Line Terminus
Asa
towards Shimonoseki
San'yō Line
Local
Ube
towards Iwakuni
Location
Onoda Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Onoda Station
Onoda Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Onoda Station is located in Japan
Onoda Station
Onoda Station
Onoda Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Onoda Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 488.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also the terminus of the 11.6 kilometer Onoda Line to Ube-Shinkawa

Station layout edit

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

3       Onoda Line for Suzumeda and Nagato-Motoyama
4       San'yō Line Shimonoseki
5       San'yō Line <not in service>
6       San'yō Line for Shin-Yamaguchi and Hōfu

History edit

Onoda Station was opened on 3 December 1900 on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri Station (present-day Hōfu Station) . The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. 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 1123 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • Sanyo Onoda City Hall
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Onoda High School
  • Sanyo Onoda Municipal Takachiho Junior High School
  • Sanyo Onoda Municipal Takachiho Elementary School

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 Onoda Station at Wikimedia Commons