Uji Station (宇治駅, Uji-eki) is a train station on the Keihan Railway Uji Line in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, and it is the terminal station on the Uji Line.

Uji Station

宇治駅
General information
Location7-13, Uji-Otsukata, Uji, Kyoto
(京都府宇治市宇治乙方7-13)
Japan
Coordinates34°53′40.5″N 135°48′22.81″E / 34.894583°N 135.8063361°E / 34.894583; 135.8063361
Operated byKeihan Railway
Line(s)Uji Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1913

The station building, designed by architect Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, was awarded the Good Design Award in 1996.[1] In 2000, the station was selected as one of "Best 100 Stations in Kinki Region" by Kinki District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.[2]

Layout edit

 
Platform

The station has an island platform with two tracks on the ground.

1, 2  Uji Line for Chūshojima, Yodoyabashi, Nakanoshima and Demachiyanagi

Surroundings edit

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Uji Line
Mimurodo - Terminus

References edit

  1. ^ "Good Design Award". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "近畿の駅百選". Retrieved February 11, 2014.

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