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Uji Station (Keihan)

Coordinates: 34°53′40.5″N 135°48′22.81″E / 34.894583°N 135.8063361°E / 34.894583; 135.8063361
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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

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.

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

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Platform

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

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

Surroundings

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Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Uji Line
Mimurodo - Terminus

References

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