Uchino Station

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
South side of Uchino Station, June 2020
LocationUchino, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-2112
Japan
Coordinates37.8585°N 138.9366°E / 37.8585; 138.9366
Operated byJR East
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance70.3 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 August 1912
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)2,655 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Uchino-Nishigaoka Echigo Line Niigata University
toward Niigata
Location
Uchino Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Uchino Station
Uchino Station (Japan)
North side of Uchino Station, June 2020

Lines

Uchino Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 70.3 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The 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]

Station interior, June 2020

Platforms

1  Echigo Line for Yoshida and Niigata
2  Echigo Line for Niigata

History

The 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

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

View from south side of the station
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See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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