Ueda Station (Fukushima)

Ueda Station (植田駅, Ueda eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ueda Station 植田駅
Ueda Station in March 2011
General information
Location	15 Ueda-cho Kanebatake, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 974-8261 Japan
Coordinates	36°55′14″N 140°47′48″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Joban Line
Distance	187.8 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897
Passengers
FY2018	1852 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nakoso towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Izumi towards Sendai
Location Ueda Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Ueda Station Ueda Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ueda Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 187.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout

Ueda Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Joban Line	for Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

Ueda Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1852 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Ueki Post Office
• National Route 6

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)