Ukui Station

Not to be confused with UKUI.
Ukui-eki

宇久井駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Ukui Station
Ukui Station, August 2005
General information
Location62-4, Ugui, Nachikatsuura-mach, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5312
Japan
Coordinates33°39′45″N 135°58′21″E / 33.662592°N 135.972492°E / 33.662592; 135.972492
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance188.7 km (117.3 miles) from Kameyama
8.5 km (5.3 miles) from Shingū
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 December 1912 (1912-12-04)[1]
Electrified1978
Passengers
FY201964 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kii-Sano
Toward Shingū 		  Local   Nachi
Toward Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Ukui Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Ukui Station
Ukui Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Ukui Station is located in Japan
Ukui Station
Ukui Station
Ukui Station (Japan)

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).

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 »
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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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