Summary
Ugo-Ushijima Station (羽後牛島駅, Ugo-Ushijima eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.
Ugo Ushijima Station 羽後牛島駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ugo Ushijima Station in June 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-4-17, Ushijima-Nishi, Akita-shi, Akita-ken, 010-0063 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°41′46.16″N 140°6′58.43″E / 39.6961556°N 140.1162306°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 269.0 kilometers from Niitsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 31, 1921 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 921 | ||||||||||
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  Ugo-Ushijima Station Location within Akita Prefecture  Ugo-Ushijima Station Ugo-Ushijima Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Akita |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Sakata and Tsuruoka |
History edit
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 edit
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 year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 877[2] |
| 2005 | 791[3] |
| 2010 | 734[4] |
| 2015 | 670[5] |
Surrounding area edit
National Route 13- Akita Minami High School
- Ushijima Elementary School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Ugo-Ushijima Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)