Suō-Kubo Station
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is a passenger
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located in the city of Kudamatsu,
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,
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. It is operated by the
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(JR West).


Lines

Suō-Kubo Station is served by the JR West
Gantoku Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan. The line was originally built as a more direct route between its termini t ...
, and is located 34.7 kilometers from the
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of the line at .


Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered
side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.


Platforms


History

Suō-Kubo Station was opened on 28 March 1934. With the privatization of the
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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 59 passengers daily. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook


Surrounding area

*
Japan National Route 2 is a major highway on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan. It follows the old Sanyōdo westward from the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region to the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, passing through the Sa ...
*Kudamatsu City Kubo Elementary School *Kudamatsu City Kubo Junior High School *Kudamatsu Municipal Toyo Elementary School


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links


JR West Station Official Site
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