Uge Station

Uge Station

有家駅
Umineko train at Uge Station in April 2009
General information
Location46-7, 2nd Jiwari, Uge, Hirono-machi, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-7905
Japan
Coordinates40°19′26″N 141°46′22″E / 40.3238°N 141.7728°E / 40.3238; 141.7728
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line
Distance45.8 km from Hachinohe
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1961 (1961-12-25)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Rikuchū-Yagi
towards Hachinohe
Hachinohe Line Rikuchū-Nakano
towards Kuji
Location
Uge Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Uge Station
Uge Station (Japan)

Uge Station (有家駅, Uge-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Lines

Uge Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 45.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

Uge Station has a single ground-level side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is a small rain shelter built on top of the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended.[2][1]

History

Uge Station opened on December 25, 1961.[3] On April 1, 1987, upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the station came under the operational control of JR East.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "有家駅" [Uge Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
  3. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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