Uchino Station
# Uchino Station

Uchino Station (内野駅, Uchino-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Uchino Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 70.3 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

## Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, with an elevated station situated above the tracks.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |

## History

The station opened on 25 August 1912. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Niigata University
* Uchino Elementary School
* Uchino Middle School
