Uzui Station

Uzui Station 宇都井駅
Uzui Station viewed from ground level, July 2008
Location	1044 Uzui, Ōnan-chō, Ōchi-gun, Shimane-ken 696-0503 Japan
Operated by	■ JR West
Line(s)	■ Sankō Line
Distance	74.8 km from Gōtsu
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	31 August 1975
Traffic
Passengers	0 per day (FY2008)

Uzui Station (宇都井駅 Uzui-eki) is an unstaffed railway station on the Sankō Line in Ōnan, Shimane, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Uzui Station is located on the Sankō Line between Gōtsu and Miyoshi. As of June 2009, the station is served by four trains in each direct daily.^[1]

Layout

The view from the platform, July 2008

The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track elevated approximately 30 m above ground level. Sole access to the platform is by a concrete staircase, with no lift or escalator.

History

The station opened on 31 August 1975.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sankō Line
Iwami Tsuga		Local	Ikawashi

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR Timetable, June 2009 issue
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 333. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR West station information (Japanese)