Hon-Yura Station
# Hon-Yura Station

Hon-Yura Station (本由良駅, Hon-Yura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Hon-Yura Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 467.7 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 unattended.

## Platforms

| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama |
| - | - | - |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Ube and Shimonoseki |

## History

Hon-Yura Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as Ajisu Station (阿知須駅) on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Mitajiri (present-day Hōfu Station) to Asa Station. The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed 1 June 1950. 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 230 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Yura River
* Yamaguchi Ube Road (Yamaguchi Prefectural Road No. 6 Yamaguchi Ube Line)
