Yukaba Station (行波駅, Yukaba-eki) is a railway station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Yukaba Station

行波駅
General information
LocationYukaba, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
(山口県岩国市行波)
Japan
Coordinates34°09′48″N 132°05′14″E / 34.163252°N 132.087102°E / 34.163252; 132.087102
Operated byNishikigawa Railway
Line(s)Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Distance11.2 km from Kawanishi
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1 April 1971 (1971-04-01)
Passengers
FY201156

Lines edit

The station is served by the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 11.2 km from the start of the line at Kawanishi.[1]

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line
Minami-Gōchi   -   Kita-Gōchi

History edit

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 April 1971 as a temporary stop on the existing track of the then Gannichi Line (岩日線, Gannichi-sen). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which upgraded Yukaba to a full station. Control was then ceded to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.[2][3]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 284. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.