is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture Japan, operated by JR East.
Lines Ugo-Ushijima Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is located from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout The station has one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage.
The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
History Ugo-Ushijima Station opened on July 31, 1921, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line, serving the town of Ushijima, Akita. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The current station building was completed in June 1944. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company and the Japan Freight Railway Company. All freight operations were suspended after April 1, 2006.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 760 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 877 2005 791 2010 734 2015 670
Surrounding area
Akita Minami High School Ushijima Elementary School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East Station information