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.

Ujiyamada Station

宇治山田駅
Ujiyamada Station frontage, July 2006
General information
Location2-1-43 Iwabuchi, Ise City, Mie Prefecture 516-0037
Japan
Coordinates34°29′18″N 136°42′49″E / 34.488205°N 136.713733°E / 34.488205; 136.713733
Operated byThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)
Distance28.3 km (17.6 mi) from Ise-Nakagawa
Platforms1 side platform and 3 bay platforms
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeM74
History
Opened17 March 1931; 93 years ago (1931-03-17)
Passengers
FY20195,484 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
through to Yamada Line Toba Line
Local
Express
Rapid Express
Limited Express
Isuzugawa
towards Toba
Toba Line
Non-stop Limited Express
Premium Express Shimakaze
Toba
Terminus
Iseshi
towards Ise-Nakagawa
Yamada Line
Local
Express
Rapid Express
Limited Express
Non-stop Limited Express
Premium Express Shimakaze
through to Toba Line
Location
Ujiyamada Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Ujiyamada Station
Ujiyamada Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Ujiyamada Station is located in Kansai region
Ujiyamada Station
Ujiyamada Station
Ujiyamada Station (Kansai region)
Ujiyamada Station is located in Japan
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Ujiyamada Station
Ujiyamada Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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Entrance
 
platform map
Right: to Toba and Kashikojima
Left: to Iseshi Station

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

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1  Yamada Line returning for Ise-Nakagawa (partly)
2  Yamada Line returning for Ise-Nakagawa, Nagoya and Osaka
3  Toba Line for Toba and Kashikojima
4  Yamada Line for Ise-Nakagawa, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto


History

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Ujiyamada Station was opened as the terminal station of the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway on March 17, 1931.[1] On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Kyuko Railway's Yamada Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] Services to Nagoya began on January 20, 1920, and the line was extended from Ujiyamada to Isuzugawa Station on December 15, 1969.[2] In 2001, the station building was named a Registered Registered Tangible Cultural Properties by the national government.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5484 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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  • 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
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b c [1] Kintetsu Company History
  3. ^ [2] Ujiyama Station page on Cultural Properties of Mie Prefecture (in Japanese)
  4. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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