Uji Station (Keihan)
Railway station in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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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 | |||||||||||
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 Uji Station in October 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 7-13, Uji-Otsukata, Uji, Kyoto （京都府宇治市宇治乙方7-13） Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°53′40.5″N 135°48′22.81″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keihan Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line |  Uji Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||
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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
The station has an island platform with two tracks on the ground.
| 1, 2 | ■ Uji Line | for Chūshojima, Yodoyabashi, Nakanoshima and Demachiyanagi |
Surroundings
- Uji Bridge
- Ujigami Shrine
- Agata Shrine
- The Tale of Genji Museum
- Kōshōji
- Byōdōin
- Tsuen Tea
- Uji Station (JR West)
