Ueki Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

32°52′50″N 130°40′51″E / 32.8805°N 130.6807°E / 32.8805; 130.6807Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,Distance184.6 km from MojikōPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformsTracks3 + 2 sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 July 1891 (1891-07-01)PassengersFY2022456 dailyRank205th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Nishisato towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Tabaruzaka towards Mojikō

Location
Ueki Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Ueki Station Ueki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ueki Station (植木駅, Ueki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 184.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks at grade with two sidings branching off track 1. The station building is a simple, functional, concrete structure which serves to house a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Ōmuta and Tosu
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	(starting trains in both directions)
3	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto and Yatsushiro

A view of the platforms and tracks.

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by April 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Takase )now Tamana. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south with Kumamoto opening as the new southern terminus on 1 July 1891. On the same day, Ueki was opened as an intermediate station along the new track. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[4]^[5]

The station was earlier on equipped with a staffed ticket window but became unstaffed in 2015.^[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 546 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 229th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Surrounding area

Tabaruzaka New Town
Kumamoto City Hishigata Elementary School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "田原坂" [Tabaruzaka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅長さんお疲れさまＪＲ植木駅、無人化前に" [Well done, Station Master JR Ueki to be unstaffed]. Kumamoto Nichi Nichi Shimbun Kyushu. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.