Ube-Shinkawa Station

Ubeshinkawa Station (宇部新川駅, Ube-shinkawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ube Line in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Ubeshinkawa Station

宇部新川駅
Ubeshinkawa Station building in May 2012
General information
Location1-7-7 Uemachi, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-0051
Japan
Coordinates33°57′31″N 131°14′32″E
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)     Onoda Line
Ube Line
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
Opened9 January 1914 (9 January 1914)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Terminus Onoda Line Inō
Kotoshiba Ube Line
Local
Inō
towards Ube
Ube Line
Rapid
Location
Ubeshinkawa Station is located in Japan
Ubeshinkawa Station
Ubeshinkawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Ubeshinkawa Station is served by the Ube Line, with through services to and from the Onoda Line.

Layout

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

History

The original Ubeshinkawa Station in 1914

The first station opened on January 9, 1914. The station was moved and rebuilt at the current location on August 1, 1923.

The station is depicted in the 2021 anime film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, directed by Ube native Hideaki Anno. [1]

See also

References

  1. Yamazaki, Takero (April 12, 2021). "'Evangelion' fans flock to Ube, director Anno's hometown". The Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 2021-08-13.


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