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Railway station in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ukui Station (宇久井駅, Ukui-ekii) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Ukui-eki 宇久井駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | 62-4, Ugui, Nachikatsuura-mach, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5312 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°39′45″N 135°58′21″E | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
Distance | 188.7 km (117.3 miles) from Kameyama 8.5 km (5.3 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 4 December 1912[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 64 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Ukui Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 188.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 8.5 kilometers from Shingū.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū |
Ukui Station opened as Ugui Station on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the station was renamed "Ukui" at that time. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR( on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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