Uge Station (有家駅, Uge-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Uge Station

有家駅
East Japan Railway Company
Umineko train at Uge Station in April 2009
General information
Location46-7, 2nd Jiwari, Uge, Hirono-machi, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-7905
Japan
Coordinates40°19′26″N 141°46′22″E / 40.3238°N 141.7728°E / 40.3238; 141.7728
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line
Distance45.8 km from Hachinohe
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1961 (1961-12-25)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Rikuchū-Yagi
towards Hachinohe
Hachinohe Line Rikuchū-Nakano
towards Kuji
Location
Uge Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Uge Station
Uge Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Uge Station is located in Japan
Uge Station
Uge Station
Uge Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Uge Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 45.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

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Uge Station has a single ground-level side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is a small rain shelter built on top of the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended.[2][1]

History

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Uge Station opened on December 25, 1961.[3] On April 1, 1987, upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the station came under the operational control of JR East.[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "有家駅" [Uge Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
  3. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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