Mede Station (目出駅, Mede-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]
Mede Station 目出駅 | |||||||||||
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 Meda Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 7512 Mede, San'yō-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 756-0088 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°59′47.98″N 131°11′0.73″E / 33.9966611°N 131.1835361°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Onoda Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.5 km (7.1 mi) from Ube-Shinkawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 November 1915 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 9 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMede Station is served by the JR West Onoda Line, and is located 9.7 kilometers from the junction of the San'yō Main Line at Inō and 11.5 kilometers from terminus of the line at Ube-Shinkawa.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground level unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Onoda Line | for Onodakō and Ube-Shinkawa |
| 2 | ■ Onoda Line | for Onoda |
History
editMede Station was opened on 25 November 1915 on the Onoda Railway. The Onoda Railway was railway nationalized in 1943. 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 9 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Azakami Museum
- Matsue Hachiman Shrine
- Japan National Route 190 (Onoda Bypass)
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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