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, operated by the private railway operating company

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

Uedahara Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 2.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks. The station is staffed during weekday morning and evening peak hours.

Platforms

History

Uedahara Station opened on 17 June 1921. Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Uedahara being assigned station number BE05.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 917 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* *Site of the Battle of Uedahara *Grave of

Itagaki Nobukata was a retainer of the Takeda family. He was known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". His name is also seen with different ''kanji'' as 信形. Nobukata served under both Takeda Nobutora and Takeda Shingen and also was ta ...

*Ueda Kawabe Elementary School *Ueda Minami Elementary School

References

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* {{Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture Ueda Electric Railway Ueda, Nagano