Iwahana Station

Iwahana Station (岩鼻駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture,  Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Iwahana Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered opposed side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is not staffed.

History
Iwahana Station was opened on 9 January 1914 with the opening of the Ube Railway. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and the line was renamed Ube Line on 1 February 1948. 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 197 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Ube Frontier University/Ube Frontier University Junior College Division
 * Ube Frontier University Junior High School/Kagawa High School