Ukui Station
Ukui Station (宇久井駅, Ukui-ekii) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). LinesUkui Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 188.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 8.5 kilometers from Shingū. Station layoutThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Platforms
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HistoryUkui Station opened as Ugui Station on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the station was renamed "Ukui" at that time. 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 statisticsIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] Surrounding Area
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External linksMedia related to Ukui Station at Wikimedia Commons
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