| Uchinomaki Station | |
| Native Name: | 内牧駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | Otohime, Aso-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-2226 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 32.9422°N 131.0436°W |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Hōhi Main Line |
| Distance: | 46.4 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 + 1 siding |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Rebuilt: | 2016 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Uchinomaki Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aso, Kumamoto, Japan. It Is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 46.4 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The platform is accessed by a level crossing. The station building was a wooden structure of traditional Japanese design with a red tiled roof and housed a ticket window and a waiting room. This was damaged by earthquakes in 2016 and has since been demolished.[2] [3]
On 21 June 1914, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the (later the Miyagi Line) from eastwards to . The line was extended eastward in phases and Miyaji was established as the eastern terminal on 25 January 1918. On the same day, Uchinomaki was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. On 2 December 1928, Miyaji was linked up with, the western terminus of the, which had been extended westwards in phases from since 1914. Through-traffic was established between Kumamoto and Ōita. The two lines were merged and the entire stretch redesignated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Because of track damage from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, service between to was suspended from April 2016. Service between Aso and Bungo-Ogi was restored by 9 July 2016.[4] The station building at Uchinomaki was heavily damaged. JR Kyushu declared that the structure was old and unsafe and had to be demolished. Demolition work began on 24 October 2016.[5] [6] [7] The sector between Higo-Ōzu and Aso remained closed. JR Kyushu commenced the repair work, starting first with the track from Higo-Ōzu to Tateno.[8] On 8 August 2020, JR Kyushu reopened the Higo-Ōzu to Aso section of the line, permitting access between Aso and Kumamoto.[9]