Uchina Station (内名駅, Uchina-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Takemori, Tōjō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Uchina Station 内名駅 | |||||||||||
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 Uchina Station (September 2007) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Takemori, Tōjō-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-5126 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′53.74″N 133°13′55.07″E / 34.9649278°N 133.2319639°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.0 km (18.0 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 20, 1955 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 3 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editUchina Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 29.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 35.4 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building or ticket machines, but there is a waiting room on the platform. The station is unattended.
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Uchina Station passenger waiting area building -
Uchina Station looking toward Bingo Ochiai Station -
Uchina Station looking toward Tōjō Station -
Uchina Station platform sign
History
editUchina Station was opened on July 20, 1955. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Nariwa River
- Hiroshima Prefectural Road No. 450 Uchibori Bingo Hachiman Station Line
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Uchina Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Uchina Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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