Kuba Station
# Kuba Station

Kuba Station (玖波駅, Kuba-eki) 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 Kobe.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

## Platforms

| 1 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Iwakuni and Tokuyama |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line | for Miyajimaguchi and Hiroshima |

## 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.

## Surrounding area

* Japan National Route 2
