Ugo-Kameda Station

Ugo-Kameda Station

羽後亀田駅
Ugo-Kameda Station; 羽後亀田駅
	Ugo-Kameda Station (June 3, 2018)
General information
Location	62 Takano, Matsugasaki, Yurihonjō-sjo, Akita-ken 015-0032; Japan
Coordinates	39°29′37.8″N 140°3′46.9″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	243.7 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unmanned station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 30, 1920
Passengers
FY2018	60
Services
Location
	Ugo-Kameda Station Location within Akita Prefecture Ugo-Kameda Station Ugo-Kameda Station (Japan)

Ugo-Kameda Station (羽後亀田駅, Ugo-Kameda-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Ugo-Kameda Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 243.7 kilometres (151.4 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unmanned.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	siding
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Akita
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata

History

Ugo-Kameda Station opened on July 30, 1920 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. The station has been unattended since October 1981. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Yurihonjo City Hall – Kameda Branch office

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Ugo-Kameda Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.