Kudamatsu Station

Location
	Kudamatsu Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Kudamatsu Station Kudamatsu Station (Japan)

Kudamatsu Station

下松駅
Kudamatsu Station; 下松駅
	Kudamatsu Station in February 2022
General information
Location	1 Chome-10-1 Ekiminami, Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 744-0007; Japan
Coordinates	34°0′31.5″N 131°52′4.7″E / 34.008750°N 131.867972°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Line
Distance	406.9 km (252.8 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 September 1897; 127 years ago
Passengers
FY2022	2042
Services
Location
Location
	Kudamatsu Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Kudamatsu Station Kudamatsu Station (Japan)

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]

Lines

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

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Line	for Tokuyama, Hōfu and Shimonoseki
2, 3	■ San'yō Line	for Yanai, Iwakuni and Hiroshima

History

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

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 2042 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Kudamatsu Municipal Kudamatsu Elementary School
Kudamatsu Junior High School
Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu High School
Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu Technical High School
Kudamatsu City Hall

References

^ 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 - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

External links

Media related to Kudamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

[Kawashima-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 - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

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