is a railway station in the city of

Ueda, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 157,480 in 67,783 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is , which makes it the fifth largest city in Nag ...

, Japan, jointly operated by the

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(JR East), the third-sector operator

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, and the

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operator

Ueda Electric Railway The is an Japanese railway line in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . It connects Ueda and Bessho-Onsen stations. This is currently the only railway line Ueda Dentetsu operates. Although the company is the root of ...

Lines

Ueda Station is served by the following lines. *

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(formerly named the Nagano Shinkansen), of which it is 189.2 kilometers from

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. *

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, on which it is 40.6 kilometers from

Karuizawa Station is a railway station in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated jointly by the JR Group company East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Shinano Railway. Lines Karuizawa Station is served by the JR ...

Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line The is an Japanese railway line in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . It connects Ueda and Bessho-Onsen stations. This is currently the only railway line Ueda Dentetsu operates. Although the company is the root of ...

, of which it is the

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Station layout

JR East platforms

The JR East station has two elevated opposed

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serving two tracks with the station building located underneath. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Shinano Railway platforms

The Shinano Railway station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level

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serving a total of three tracks.

Ueda Electric Railway platform

The Ueda Electric Railway station has one ground-level dead-headed side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

History

The station first opened on 15 August 1888. Local JR East trains services were transferred to the control of the Shinano Railway from 1 October 1997 with the opening of the Nagano Shinkansen. The Ueda Electric Railway station opened on 15 August 1924.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 2,860 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Bus routes

Oshiro guchi (お城口)

Track 1 * Chikuma Bus ** Kakeyu Line ** Aoki Line ** Muroga Line ** Nezu Line ** Kendo Kawanishi Line ** Takeshi Line ** Utsukuhsigahara Yamamotokoya Line ** Expressway Bus Ikebukuro・Shijuku Line for

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** Exprssway Bus Tachikawa Line for

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** Expressway Bus Kyoto・Osaka Line for

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via

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** Limited express Bus Ueda・Matsumoto Line for

Matsumoto Bus Terminal Matsumoto Bus Terminal (松本バスターミナル, ''Matsumoto Basu Tāminaru'') is a bus terminal to the east of Matsumoto Station in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, managed by Alpico Kōtsū. Outline This bus terminal is on the ground floor of "Ma ...

※Runs on holidays and all days of August. Track 2 * Ueda Bus ** Sanada Line ** Shibusawa Line ** Soehi Line ** Hoden Line ** Shinshu Ueda Iryo Center Line ** Shioda Line ** Ario Ueda Line ** Kubobayashi Line Track 3 * Ueda Bus ** Sugadaira Kogen Line ** "Shinshu no Kamakura Koto meguri Line"（Sightseeing Bus） ** "Sanada Ichizoku no Sato meguri Line"（Sightseeing Bus） ** "Furinkazan to Kawanakajimakassen Line"（Sightseeing Bus） ** Limited express Bus ''Yubatake'' Ueda・Kusatsu Onsen Line for Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal ※Runs on partly days. *

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** Wadatoge Kita Line ** Expressway Bus Dream Shinshu for

・

Track 4 ＊Circular-route Bus in Ueda * "Aka Bus" * "Ao Bus" * Ueda Machinaka Junkai Bus

Onsen guchi

Azumino is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 97,761 in 39744 households. and a population density of 290 persons per km2. Its total area is . Etymology of Azumino Azumino is a combination of two wo ...

Taxi – for

Hotaka Station is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Hotaka Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 16.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station. S ...

Surrounding area

Ueda Castle is a Japanese castle located in Ueda, northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Ueda Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clan, ''daimyō'' of Ueda Domain, but the castle is better known for its association w ...

References

External links

JR East Ueda Station
{{Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1888 Hokuriku Shinkansen Shinano Railway Line Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture Stations of East Japan Railway Company Ueda Electric Railway Ueda, Nagano