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Uemura Station

Coordinates: 31°53′24″N 130°43′27″E / 31.89000°N 130.72417°E / 31.89000; 130.72417
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Uemura Station

植村駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Uemura Station in 2023
General information
Location3181 Yokogawacho-Naka, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima-ken899-6303
Japan
Coordinates31°53′24″N 130°43′27″E / 31.89000°N 130.72417°E / 31.89000; 130.72417
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Hisatsu Line
Distance102.8 km from Yatsushiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 July 1957 (1957-07-05)
Passengers
FY201611
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ōsumi-Yokogawa
towards Yatsushiro
Hisatsu Line Kirishima-Onsen
towards Hayato
Location
Uemura Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Uemura Station
Uemura Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Uemura Station is located in Japan
Uemura Station
Uemura Station
Uemura Station (Japan)
Map

Uemura Station (植村駅, Uemura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 102.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. there is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform, and the station is unattended.[3][2]

History

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The station was opened on 5 July 1957. 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.[4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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  • Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 50
  • Amori River
  • Yokogawa Onsen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "植村駅" [Uemura Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.
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