Ukui Station
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ukui Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 62-4, Ugui, Nachikatsuura-mach, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5312 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°39′45″N 135°58′21″E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 188.7 km (117.3 mi) from Kameyama 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 December 1912[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 64 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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  Ukui Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture  Ukui Station Ukui Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lines
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.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Nanki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kii-Sano | Local | Nachi | ||
History
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding Area
National Route 42- Nachikatsuura City Ukui Elementary School
See also
References
- Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
- 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Ukui Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ukui Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)