Ujiyamada Station
{{short description|Railway station in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ujiyamada Station
| native_name = 宇治山田駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Ujiyamadaeki 060716.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Ujiyamada Station frontage, July 2006
| other_name =
| address = 2-1-43 Iwabuchi, Ise City, Mie Prefecture 516-0037
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34.488205|136.713733|type:railwaystation_region:JP-24|display=inline, title}}
| operator = {{ric|Kintetsu|name=y}}
| line ={{Plainlist|
- {{ric|Kintetsu|Yamada|name=y}}
- {{ric|Kintetsu|Toba|name=y}}
}}
| distance = {{cvt|28.3|km}} from {{STN|Ise-Nakagawa|x}}
| platforms = 1 side platform and 3 bay platforms
| tracks = 5
| connections = {{rint|bus}} Bus terminal
| structure = Elevated
| code = M74
| status = Staffed
| website =
| opened = {{start date and age|1931|03|17|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 5,484 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
| map_dot_label = Ujiyamada Station
| services = {{Adjstn|system=Kintetsu
|line=Toba|through-left=Yamada|through-left2=Yamada
|note-mid={{SLL|Local|lightblue}}{{SLL|Express|orange}}{{SLL|Rapid Express|pink}}{{SLL|Limited Express|red|white}}|right=Isuzugawa
|note-mid2={{SLL|Non-stop Limited Express|red|white}}{{SLL|Premium Express Shimakaze|#3f7abe|white}}|right2=Toba
|line5=Yamada|through-right5=Toba|note-mid5={{SLL|Local|lightblue}}{{SLL|Express|orange}}{{SLL|Rapid Express|pink}}{{SLL|Limited Express|red|white}}{{SLL|Non-stop Limited Express|red|white}}{{SLL|Premium Express Shimakaze|#3f7abe|white}}|left5=Iseshi}}
}}
{{nihongo|Ujiyamada Station|宇治山田駅|Ujiyamada-eki}} is a junction railway station located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private operator Kintetsu. It is the closest station to Ise Grand Shrine and thus has an important role for tourists and pilgrims. The station also administrates the section between Kushida Station and Isuzugawa Station.
Lines
Ujiyamada Station is served by the Kintetsu Yamada Line and the Toba Line. It is 28.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Ise-Nakagawa Station.
Station layout
File: Rail Tracks map Kintetsu Ujiyamada Station.svg
Ujiyamada Station has 2 through platforms and two bay platforms, a total of four. The platforms are on the third floor of the station building. The only entrance to the building is on the west of the first floor. A royal suite is located in the second floor. Originally a penthouse on the building's east end, it was used as a fire watch tower, and became the firefighting headquarters of postwar Ise.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx= Yamada Line|linecol=#00BFFF|dir=returning for Ise-Nakagawa (partly)}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx= Yamada Line|linecol=#00BFFF|dir=returning for Ise-Nakagawa, Nagoya and Osaka}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx= Toba Line|linecol=#00BFFF|dir=for {{STN|Toba|x}} and {{STN|Kashikojima|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx= Yamada Line|linecol=#00BFFF|dir=for {{STN|Ise-Nakagawa|x}}, {{STN|Kintetsu Nagoya|x||Nagoya}}, {{STN|Osaka Namba|x||Osaka}}, {{STN|Sannomiya|x||Kobe}} and {{STN|Kyoto|x}}}}
History
Ujiyamada Station was opened as the terminal station of the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway on March 17, 1931.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 248| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}} On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Kyuko Railway's Yamada Line.[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/kinki-nippon-railway-company-ltd-history/] Kintetsu Company History This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu. Services to Nagoya began on January 20, 1920, and the line was extended from Ujiyamada to Isuzugawa Station on December 15, 1969. In 2001, the station building was named a Registered Registered Tangible Cultural Properties by the national government.[http://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/bunkazai/da/item/detail.asp?wag=7&prePageNum=2&mngnum=0000510] Ujiyama Station page on Cultural Properties of Mie Prefecture {{in lang|ja}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5484 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/07/ci500002761.htm|script-title=ja:三重県統計書|trans-title=Mie Prefectural Statistics|year= 2020|publisher= Mie Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}
Surrounding area
- Ise Grand Shrine
- Chokokan Ise Grand Shrine History Museum
- Ise City Hall
- Ise sight-seeing information center
- Kōgakkan University
- Kōgakkan High School
- Ise High School
- Ise Technical High School
Gallery
Ujiyamada Station Bus Station Site 01.jpg|Platforms, August 2019
Kintetsu Ujiyamada sta 002.jpg|Fare gates, August 2010
Ujiyamada Station 2018-04.jpg|Station structure, April 2018
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/useful/about_stations/3-4-ujiyamada.html Kintetsu: Layout of Ujiyamada Station] {{in lang|en}}
- [http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station18018.html Kintetsu: Ujiyamada Station] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/bunkazai/da/item/detail.asp?wag=7&prePageNum=2&mngnum=0000510 Ujiyamada Station page on Cultural Properties of Mie Prefecture] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Kintetsu Yamada Line Toba Line Shima Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931
Category:Railway stations in Mie Prefecture