Uchigō Station

Uchigō Station (内郷駅) is a railway station on the Joban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Uchigō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 205.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout
Uchigō Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

History
The station opened as Tsuzura Station (綴駅) on 25 February 1897. It was renamed Uchigō Station on 20 December 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2014.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1017 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Shiramizu Amidadō
 * Ruins of the Mirokuzawa coal mine
 * Uchigō Post Office