打田駅 (Uchita Station, Uchita-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Uchita Station 打田駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Uchita Station, September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1241-2, Uchita-chō, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6414 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°15′57″N 135°21′51″E / 34.2658°N 135.3641°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Wakayama Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 69.8 km (43.4 miles) from Ōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 August 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 589 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editUchita Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 69.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Kokawa and Hashimoto |
| 2 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Wakayama |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Wakayama Line | ||||
| Kokawa | Rapid Service | Iwade | ||
| Kii-Nagata | Local | Shimoisaka | ||
History
editUchita Station opened on August 24, 1900 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 589 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding Area
edit- Kinokawa City Hall (former Uchita Town Hall)
- Kinokawa City Uchida Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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