Uchigō Station

Uchigō Station 内郷駅
Uchigō Station, September 2006
Location	Uchigōtsuzura-cho Enokishita 12, Iwaki, Fukushima （福島県いわき市内郷綴町榎下12） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
History
Opened	1898
Previous names	Tsuzura (until 1956)
Traffic

Passengers (FY2013)	1157 daily

Uchigō Station (内郷駅, Uchigō-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Uchigō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 205.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Uchigō Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki and Mito
2	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki and Tatsuta

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Joban Line
Yumoto		Local	Iwaki

History

Uchigō Station opened as Tsuzura Station (綴駅) on 25 February 1897. It was renamed Uchigō Station on 20 December 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2014.

Surrounding area

Shiramizu Amidadō
Ruins of the Mirokuzawa coal mine
Uchigō Post Office

External links

Station information JR East Station Information (Japanese)

Stations of the Jōban Line

Freight Line: Tabata; Mikawashima; Minami-Senju

Stations served only by the Chiyoda Line through service local trains between Kita-Senju and Abiko are omitted.

Coordinates: 37°02′09″N 140°51′18″E / 37.0357°N 140.8549°E / 37.0357; 140.8549

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