Habu Station

Habu Station (埴生駅) 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).

Lines
Habu Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 502.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, the middle track (Platform 2) is out of service and there is no overhead wire. The station is unattended.

History
Habu Station was opened on 27 May 1901 on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Asa Station to Bakan Station (present-day Shimonoseki Station) The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 235 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 2 Asa-Habu Bypass
 * Sanyo Auto Race Course