Ukai Station

For the former railway station in Ishikawa Prefecture, see Ukai Station (Ishikawa).

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]

Ukai Station 鵜飼駅
Ukai Station, August 2008
General information
Location	45-10 Ukai-chō, Fuchū-shi, Hiroshima-ken 726-0002 Japan
Coordinates	34°34′4.36″N 133°14′40.85″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	Bus stop
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 July 1914 (1914-07-21)
Passengers
FY2019	327
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Fuchū towards Miyoshi Fukuen Line Local Takagi towards Fukuyama
Location Ukai Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Ukai Station Ukai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 327 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Hiroshima Prefectural Fuchu Police Station
• Fuchu Summary Court
• Fuchu Tax Office
• Fuchu Labor Standards Inspection Office
• Fuchu Municipal Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. Ishino, Satoshi. Teishajo (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 1998. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
3. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Ukai Station (Hiroshima) at Wikimedia Commons

• 0651713 JR West Station Official Site