Uwajima Station | |
Native Name: | 宇和島駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR Shikoku |
Address: | 10 Nishikimachi, Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture 798-0034 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.2258°N 132.5675°W |
Distance: | from from |
Platforms: | 2 bay platforms |
Tracks: | 3 |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Staffed |
Passengers: | 1,280 |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Uwajima Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku. Also known as Ueno Wajima station.
The station is the terminus of the JR Shikoku's Yodo Line for which it is station number "G47" and is located 77.8 km from the opposing terminus of the line at . It is also the terminus of JR Shikoku's Yosan Line for which it is station number "U28" and is located 297.6 km from the opposing terminus of that line at .
The station, which is staffed, consists of two ground-level bay platforms serving three tracks.
The station opened on 18 October 1914 as a through-station on the narrow-gauge line from to owned by the . With the nationalization of Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR).
With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.