Ushikubo Station

CD04
Ushikubo Station

牛久保駅
Ushikubo Station in September 2005
General information
LocationShiroato-55 Ushikubochō, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi-ken 442-0826
Japan
Coordinates34°48′31″N 137°22′54″E / 34.8085°N 137.3817°E / 34.8085; 137.3817
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance6.6 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machines installed.)
Station codeCD04
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1897
Passengers
FY2017877 daily
Location
Ushikubo Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Ushikubo Station
Ushikubo Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Ushikubo Station is located in Japan
Ushikubo Station
Ushikubo Station
Ushikubo Station (Japan)
Platform

Ushikubo Station (牛久保駅, Ushikubo-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Ushikubo Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 6.6 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and has a Customer support service.

Platforms

1 ■ Iida Line For Toyohashi
2 ■ Iida Line For Toyokawa, Iida

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Kozakai   Local (普通)   Toyokawa

Station history

Ushikubo Station was established on July 15, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-07-15) as a station on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō) connecting Toyohashi with Toyokawa.[1] On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line.[2] Due to the expansion of traffic at the nearby Toyokawa Naval Arsenal, the station buildingw was also rebuilt in 1943; this building survived the Toyokawa Air Raid and is still used as the station building to date. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1971. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Station numbering was introduced to the Iida Line in March 2018; Ushikubo Station was assigned station number CE04.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 877 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

  • site of Ushikubo Castle
  • Ushikubo Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, 22, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "平成30年版豊川市の統計）2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyokawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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