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
General information
Location	12 Enokishita, Uchigōtsuzura-cho, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 973-8403 Japan
Coordinates	37.0357°N 140.8549°E / 37.0357; 140.8549
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	205.0 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897
Previous names	Tsuzura (until 1956)
Passengers
FY2018	1,017 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yumoto towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Iwaki towards Sendai
Location Uchigō Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Uchigō Station Uchigō Station (Japan) Show map of 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.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

• Shiramizu Amidadō
• Ruins of the Mirokuzawa coal mine
• Uchigō Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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.