Uchino Station (内野駅, Uchino-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Uchino Station 内野駅 | |||||||||||
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 South side of Uchino Station, June 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Uchino, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-2112 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°51′31″N 138°56′12″E / 37.8585°N 138.9366°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 70.3 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 August 1912 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 2,655 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editUchino Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 70.3 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, with an elevated station situated above the tracks.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
History
editThe station opened on 25 August 1912. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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- Niigata University
- Uchino Elementary School
- Uchino Middle School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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