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

Maruo Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 15.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Maruo Station

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. Only one side of the platform is in use. The station is unattended.

Maruo Station

History

Maruo Station was opened on 17 August 1924 when the Ube Railway was extended from Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station) to . The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the 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).

Maruo Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 192 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Yamaguchi Prefectural Heart Medical Center

Ube Industries Central Hospital

Ube Municipal Higashikiwa Junior High School

Ube Municipal Higashikiwa Elementary School

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

JR West Station Official Site

Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924

Ube, Yamaguchi