Ube Station

Ube Station (宇部駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture,  Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also the location of a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines
Ube Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 484.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also the western terminus of the 33.2 kilometer Ube Line from Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and two island platform connected by a footbridge. The side platform has a cutout, allowing it to serve two tracks. The station is staffed.

History
Ube Station was opened on 1 July 1910. The station name was changed to Nishi-Ube Station (西宇部駅) from 1 May 1943 to 1 October 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).

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1483 passengers daily.

Surrounding area
Until the 1960s, the area around the station was lined with entertainment facilities such as racetracks and movie theaters, but with the closure of the coal mines, it declined, and the surrounding area became a quiet area with mainly residential areas and commercial facilities nearby. Many roads around the station are narrow in relation to the traffic volume, and congestion frequently occurs due to the congestion of through traffic and daily traffic.
 * Ube City Konan Civic Center
 * Ube Kojo High School
 * Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube Nishi High School
 * Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube Commercial High School
 * Ube Municipal Nishiube Elementary School