Kudamatsu Station

Kudamatsu Station (下松駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of  Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture,  Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Kudamatsu Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 406.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

History
Kudamatsu Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The current station building completed in 1965. 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 1905 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Kudamatsu Municipal Kudamatsu Elementary School
 * Kudamatsu Junior High School
 * Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu High School
 * Yamaguchi Prefectural Kudamatsu Technical High School
 * Kudamatsu City Hall