Ukiana Station (浮孔駅, Ukiana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Ukiana Station 浮孔駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 376-2 Tai, Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken 635-0041 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′54″N 135°45′15″E / 34.498253°N 135.754133°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | F Minami Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.6 km from Ōsaka Abenobashi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unattended | ||||||||||
| Station code |  | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 March 1929 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 789 daily | ||||||||||
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Line
editUkiana Station is served by the Minami Osaka Line and is 35.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Abenobashi.
Layout
editThe station has two opposed side platforms on the ground, connected by a level crossing. The effective length of the platform is six cars. The station is unattended.</ref>[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Minami-Osaka Line | for Kashiharajingū-mae and Yoshino |
| 2 | ■ Minami-Osaka Line | for Furuichi and Ōsaka Abenobashi |
History
editUkiana Station opened on 29 March 1929 when Osaka Railway extended its line from Furuichi to Kumedera (now Kashiharajingu-mae). On 1 February 1943, the line merged with the Kansai Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Tennoji Line.[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 789 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 165 (Yamatotakada Bypass)
- Japan National Route 24 (Kashihara Bypass)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "浮孔駅" [Ukiana Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Ukiana Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ukiana Station (Kintetsu Corporation) (Japanese)
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