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Uchigō Station

Railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°02′09″N 140°51′18″E / 37.0357°N 140.8549°E / 37.0357; 140.8549Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance205.0 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 February 1897Previous namesTsuzura (until 1956)PassengersFY20181,017 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Yumoto towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Iwaki towards Sendai

Location
Uchigō Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Uchigō Station Uchigō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Uchigō Station (内郷駅, Uchigō-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Uchigō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 205.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout

Uchigō Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Joban Line	for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai

History

The station opened as Tsuzura Station (綴駅) on 25 February 1897. It was renamed Uchigō Station on 20 December 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2014.^{[citation needed]}