Udono Station Explained

Udono Station
Native Name:鵜殿駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:1551 Udono, Kihō-machi, Minamimuro-gun, Mie-ken 519-5701
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Tōkai
Line:18px Kisei Main Line
Distance:176.6 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:8 August 1940
Passengers:111 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Udono Station

is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kihō, Minamimuro District, Mie, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Udono Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 176.6km (109.7miles) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

The station was also connected by a three-kilometer private line which runs from the freight yard next to the station to the Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. factory nearby.[1] The line was abolished in 2016 when the freight services were discontinued.[2]

Platforms

History

Udono Station opened as a station on the Kisei West Line on 8 August 1940.[3] The passenger station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, with the sidings and freight depot portion of the station falling under the aegis of the Japan Freight Railway Company. The freight depot was abolished in 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 111 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . . ja:私鉄・専用線機関車ウォッチング⑨. Private Line Locomotive Watching (Part 9). . 53. 622. 98–103. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . Japanese. February 2013.
  2. Web site: ちょっとチグハグな印象【木造駅舎カタログ】紀勢本線16/185 鵜殿駅 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615224608/https://tetsudo-ch.com/11803163.html . 15 June 2022 . 18 January 2023 . tetsudo-ch . ja.
  3. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 94. 4-533-00503-9.
  4. Web site: https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/07/ci500002761.htm. ja:三重県統計書. Mie Prefectural Statistics. 2020. Mie Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.