Ugo-Ushijima Station

Ugo-Ushijima Station (羽後牛島駅, Ugo-Ushijima eki) is a railway station in the city of [[Akita (city)|Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Ugo Ushijima Station

羽後牛島駅
Ugo Ushijima Station in June 2018
Location1-4-17, Ushijima-Nishi, Akita-shi, Akita-ken, 010-0063
Japan
Coordinates39°41′46.16″N 140°6′58.43″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance269.0 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)921
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Araya
toward Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Akita
Terminus
Location
Ugo-Ushijima Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Ugo-Ushijima Station
Ugo-Ushijima Station (Japan)

Lines

Ugo-Ushijima Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 269.0 kilometres (167.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Akita
2 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Sakata and Tsuruoka

History

Ugo-Ushijima Station opened on July 31, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line, serving the town of Ushijima, Akita. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The current station building was completed in June 1944. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company and the Japan Freight Railway Company. All freight operations were suspended after April 1, 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 760 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2000877[2]
2005791[3]
2010734[4]
2015670[5]

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See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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