Ube-Shinkawa Station

Ube-Shinkawa Station (宇部新川駅) 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
Ube-Shinkawa Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 27.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. Most trains of the Onoda Line continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Inō Station to terminate at Ube-Shinkawa.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

History
Ube-Shinkawa 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 station was renamed Ube Station (宇部駅) at that time. The line was renamed Ube Line on 1 February 1948. The station reverted to its original name on 15 September 1964. 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 station is depicted in the 2021 anime film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, directed by Ube native Hideaki Anno.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily.

Surrounding area
The area from this station to Kotoshiba Station is the central urban area of Ube city.
 * Ube City Cultural Center
 * Ube City Local Museum
 * Yamaguchi University Hospital, Yamaguchi University Kogushi Campus
 * Ube Municipal Shinkawa Elementary School