Ukai Station
Ukai Station 鵜飼駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 45-10 Ukai-chō, Fuchū-shi, Hiroshima-ken 726-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°34′4.36″N 133°14′40.85″E / 34.5678778°N 133.2446806°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Z Fukuen Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 22.7 km (14.1 miles) from Fukuyama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 21 July 1914 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 327 | ||||||||||
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Ukai Station (鵜飼駅, Ukai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Ukai Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 22.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama. [2]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform serving a single-bi-directional track. These is no station building and the station is unattended. An automatic ticket vending machine is installed in the waiting area on the platform.[2]
History
[edit]Ukai Station was opened on 21 July 1914 as the Ukai Stop (鵜飼停留場, Ukai teiryūb). It was elevated to a full station on 12 January 1923. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 327 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hiroshima Prefectural Fuchu Police Station
- Fuchu Summary Court
- Fuchu Tax Office
- Fuchu Labor Standards Inspection Office
- Fuchu Municipal Hospital
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ a b Ishino, Satoshi. Teishajo (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 1998. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
[edit]Media related to Ukai Station (Hiroshima) at Wikimedia Commons