Uchita Station
# Uchita Station

打田駅 (Uchita Station, Uchita-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Uchita Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 69.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Kokawa and Hashimoto |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Wakayama |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Wakayama Line |||||
| Kokawa | Rapid Service | Iwade |
| Kii-Nagata | Local | Shimoisaka |

## History

Uchita Station opened on August 24, 1900 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 589 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding Area

* Kinokawa City Hall (former Uchita Town Hall)
* Kinokawa City Uchida Junior High School
