Inō Station (Yamaguchi)
# Inō Station (Yamaguchi)

Inō Station (居能駅, Inō-eki) 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

Inō Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 28.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. It is also the official terminus of the 11.6 kilometer Onoda Line continue past for another 1.8 kilometers to terminate at Ube-Shinkawa.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform; however, only one side of the island platform is in use, giving the station a two opposed side platform layout. The station building is located east of the platforms and is connected via a footbridge. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 3 | ■ Ube Line | for Ube |
| - | - | - |
| 3 | ■ Onoda Line | for Suzumeda and Onoda |
| 4 | ■ Ube Line | for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi |
| 4 | ■ Onoda Line | for Ube-Shinkawa and Shin-Yamaguchi |

## History

Inō Station was opened on16 May 1929 as a temporary stop and elevated to a full passenger station on 6 November 1938. The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and renamed 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).

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 168 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Kyowa Hakko Kirin Ube Factory
* Japan National Route 190
