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Uchigoshi Station

Railway station located in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto

32°49′25″N 130°42′50″E / 32.8237°N 130.7138°E / 32.8237; 130.7138Operated by

Kumamoto Electric RailwayLine(s)■ Kikuchi LineDistance2.1 km from Kami-KumamotoPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStation codeKD04HistoryOpened15 March 1953 (1953-03-15)PassengersFY201887 Services

Preceding station	Kumamoto Electric Railway			Following station
Ikeda towards Kami-Kumamoto		Kikuchi Line		Tsuboigawa-kōen towards Miyoshi

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

Uchigoshi Station (打越駅, Uchigoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.^[1] ^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 2.1 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Kami-Kumamoto.^[1]Only local trains serve the station^[3]

Layout

Uchigoshi Station is a ground-level station with one side platform. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

History

The station was opened on 15 March 1953.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 87 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

NTT Training Center
Tsuboigawa Green Space
Kumamoto Prefectural Shimizugaoka Gakuen

References

^ ^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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "打越駅" [Uchigoshi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "新須屋駅熊本電気鉄道菊池線時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧