is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Kuba Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 336.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History Kuba Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a passenger and freight station on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the line from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The line was nationalized in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. Freight operations were abandoned in 1962. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 1700 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Surrounding area Japan National Route 2
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR West Station Official Site