Kotoshiba Station

Kotoshiba Station (琴芝駅) 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
Kotoshiba Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 26.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History
Kiwa Station was opened on 29 November 1929. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the 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). The wooden station building was demolished in 2020 and replaced by a small prefabricated waiting room.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 614 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Ube City Hall
 * Yamaguchi Prefecture Ube General Government Building
 * Yamaguchi District Court Ube Branch