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Uji Station (JR West)

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Line(s)
  
Nara Line

Opened
  
1896

Uji Station (JR West)

Location
  
16, Uji-Umonji, Uji, Kyoto (京都府宇治市宇治宇文字16) Japan

Operated by
  
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Address
  
Japan, Kyoto Prefecture, Uji, 宇治宇文字16番地

Similar
  
Byōdō‑in, Ōbaku Station, Ogura Station, Ujigami Shrine, Ōkubo Station

Uji Station (宇治駅, Uji-eki) is a train station located on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Nara Line in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. This station administrates all intermediate stations on the Nara Line.

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Layout

Originally, there were a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks on the ground and the station building is on the same level as the platforms and tracks. The station was renewed in August 2000 and there became 2 island platforms serving 4 tracks the station is designed like the Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in, the sightseeing place of Uji.

Surroundings

  • Uji City Hall
  • Byōdō-in
  • Agata Shrine
  • Ujigami Shrine
  • Uji Bridge
  • Uji Station (Keihan Railway Uji Line)
  • References

    Uji Station (JR West) Wikipedia