Yukaba Station


Yukaba Station is a railway station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company.

Lines

The station is served by the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 11.2 km from the start of the line at.

History

Japanese National Railways opened the station on 1 April 1971 as a temporary stop on the existing track of the then Gannichi Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which upgraded Yukaba to a full station. Control was then ceded to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily.