Uenoshi Station | |
Native Name: | 上野市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Other Name: | Ninja City Station (忍者市駅 Ninjashi-eki) |
Address: | 61-2, Ueno-Marunouchi, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0873 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Iga Railway |
Line: | Iga Line |
Distance: | 3.9 km from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Opened: | August 8, 1916 |
Former: | Uenomachi (until 1941) |
Passengers: | 838 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Uenoshi Station |
is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.
Uenoshi Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 3.9 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.[1]
The station consists of a single island platform connected to a wooden 3-story station building by a level crossing. The station building dates from the original construction of the station and received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2021.[2]
Uenoshi Station was opened on August 8, 1916 as . Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. The station was renamed to its present name on September 1, 1941. Freight operations were discontinued from October 1973.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 838 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]