Uchigō Station

Uchigō Station (内郷駅, Uchigō-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Uchigō Station

内郷駅
Uchigō Station in March 2015
Location12 Enokishita, Uchigōtsuzura-cho, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 973-8403
Japan
Coordinates37.0357°N 140.8549°E / 37.0357; 140.8549
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance205.0 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 February 1897
Previous namesTsuzura (until 1956)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)1,017 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yumoto
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Iwaki
toward Sendai
Location
Uchigō Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Uchigō Station
Uchigō Station (Japan)

Lines

Uchigō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 205.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout

Uchigō Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Joban Line for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai

History

The station opened as Tsuzura Station (綴駅) on 25 February 1897. It was renamed Uchigō Station on 20 December 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1017 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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