is a railway station in the city of Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Lines Uramoto Station is served by the Nihonkai Hisui Line, and is 28.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 322.8 kilometers from Maibara Station.
Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms on an embankment, with the station building at ground level. The station is unattended.
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History The station opened on 28 January 1950, as part of the Japan National Railways (JNR). From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to , local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies. From this date, Uramoto Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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