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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).

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

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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