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

Tokonami Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 18.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Tokonami Station

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Tokonami Station

Platforms

History

Tokonami was opened on 1 August 1923 when the Ube Railway was extended from Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station) to Tokonami. 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).

Tokonami Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 300 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Ube City Nishikiwa Elementary School

Ube City Nishikiwa Junior High School

Shiratsuchi Beach

Tokonami Fishing Port

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

JR West Station Official Site

Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923

Ube, Yamaguchi