Uenoshi Station (上野市駅, Uenoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.
Uenoshi Station 上野市駅 | |||||
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 Uenoshi Station in May 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Ninja City Station (忍者市駅 Ninjashi-eki) | ||||
| Location | 61-2, Ueno-Marunouchi, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0873 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′04″N 136°07′48″E / 34.7679°N 136.1300°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Iga Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iga Line | ||||
| Distance | 3.9 km from Iga-Ueno | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 8, 1916 | ||||
| Previous names | Uenomachi (until 1941) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 838 daily | ||||
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Lines
editUenoshi Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 3.9 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of a single island platform connected to a wooden 3-story station building by a level crossing. The station building dates from the original construction of the station and received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2021.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Iga Line | northbound for Iga-Ueno southbound for Iga-Kambe |
| 2 | ■ Iga Line | southbound for Iga-Kambe |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Iga Line | ||||
| Nishi-Ōte | - | Hirokōji | ||
History
editUenoshi Station was opened on August 8, 1916 as Uenomachi Station (上野町駅). Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. The station was renamed to its present name on September 1, 1941. Freight operations were discontinued from October 1973.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 838 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Haiseiden
- Iga City Office
- IGA Railway Headquarters
- Iga Ueno Castle
- Ueno Post Office
- Ueno Sangyōkaikan (Bus stop)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "伊賀鉄道上野市駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
- ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Uenoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)