Kotō Station

Kotō Station (厚東駅) 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
Kotō Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 478.0 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. The station building, which is located underneath the elevated tracks of the Sanyo Shinkansen, is unattended.

History
Kotō Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as Funaki Station (船木駅) on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line became the San'yō Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed on 1 November 1916. 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 88 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 2