title: Ubemisaki Station
text: # Ubemisaki Station
  
  Ubemisaki Station (宇部岬駅, Ubemisaki-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
  
  Ubemisaki Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 23.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Ube Line | for Ube-Shinkawa and Ube |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Ube Line | for Tokoname and Shin-Yamaguchi |
  
  ## History
  
  Ubemisaki Station was opened on 1 August 1923 when the Ube Railway was extended from Tokoname to Ube-Shinkawa. 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).
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Ube Municipal Misaki Elementary School
  