Uramoto Station (浦本駅, Uramoto-eki) is a railway station in the city of Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Uramoto Station 浦本駅 | |
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![]() Uramoto Station in September 2011 | |
General information | |
Location | Mawaki, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 941-0001 Japan |
Coordinates | 37.0741°N 137.9394°E / 37.0741; 137.9394 |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Nihonkai Hisui Line |
Distance | 28.3 km from Ichiburi |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
History | |
Opened | 28 January 1950 |
Passengers | |
FY2017 | 11 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Uramoto Station Location within Japan |
Uramoto Station is served by the Nihonkai Hisui Line, and is 28.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ichiburi and 322.8 kilometers from Maibara Station.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms on an embankment, with the station building at ground level. The station is unattended.
Station side | ■ Nihonkai Hisui Line | for Naoetsu |
Opposite side | ■ Nihonkai Hisui Line | for Itoigawa |
« | Service | » | ||
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Nihonkai Hisui Line | ||||
Kajiyashiki | Local | Nō |
The station opened on 28 January 1950, as part of the Japan National Railways (JNR). From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Uramoto Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]