Uno Station Explained

Uno Station
Native Name:宇野駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-chōme-1 Chikkō, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-0002
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:32.8km (20.4miles) from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:2
Code:JR-L15
Status:Staffed
Passengers:1309 daily[1]
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Uno Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2] The station was formerly the start of a Japan National Railways ferry that went over the Seto Inland Sea to Takamatsu Station before the Great Seto Bridge was built.

Lines

Uno Station is the terminus of the JR Uno Line, and is located 32.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at and 17.9 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level dead-headed island platforms, one of which is not in operation. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Uno Station was opened on 12 June 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In FY2019, the station was used by an average of 1309 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report). www.pref.okayama.jp. Japanese.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア. Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.okayama.jp/page/769972.html. ja:令和2年 岡山県統計 . Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2 . 2020. Okayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2022.