Uchita Station

Uchita Station

打田駅
Uchita Station, September 2008
General information
Location1241-2, Uchita-chō, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6414
Japan
Coordinates34°15′57″N 135°21′51″E / 34.2658°N 135.3641°E / 34.2658; 135.3641
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) T  Wakayama Line
Distance69.8 km (43.4 miles) from Ōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 August 1900 (1900-08-24)
Passengers
FY2019589 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Wakayama Line
Kokawa   Rapid Service   Iwade
Kii-Nagata   Local   Shimoisaka
Location
Uchita Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Uchita Station
Uchita Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Uchita Station is located in Japan
Uchita Station
Uchita Station
Uchita Station (Japan)
Uchita Station platform, June 2007

Uchita Station (打田駅, Uchita-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Uchita Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 69.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■  T  Wakayama Line for Kokawa and Hashimoto
2 ■  T  Wakayama Line for Wakayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Wakayama Line
Kokawa   Rapid Service   Iwade
Kii-Nagata   Local   Shimoisaka

History

Uchita Station opened on August 24, 1900 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. 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 589 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding Area

  • Kinokawa City Hall (former Uchita Town Hall)
  • Kinokawa City Uchida Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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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