Ujiie Station (氏家駅, Ujiie-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakura, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ujiie Station 氏家駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Ujiie Station, December 2006 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 2344 Ujiie, Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture 329-1311 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°40′52″N 139°57′42″E / 36.6812°N 139.9618°E | ||||||||||
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Distance | 127.1 km (79.0 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 25 February 1897 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 3,222 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editUjiie Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 127.1 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.
Station layout
editThis station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line) |
2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso |
History
editUjiie Station opened on 25 February 1897.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn the 2019 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 3,222 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- National Route 4
- National Route 293
- Kinugawa River
- Ujie Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ JR East station information. (in Japanese)
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
editMedia related to Ujiie Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)