JR Ogura Station


JR Ogura Station is a train station Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. It is the closest station on the JR lines to the old Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant, which is the site of the Nintendo Museum.

Lines

JR Ogura Station is served by the Nara Line.

Station Layout

The station has two side platforms serving one track each.

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
YearPassengers
20001,000
20011,236
20021,427
20031,563
20041,647
20051,737
20061,778
20071,838
20081,888
20091,860
20101,893
20111,910
20121,914
20131,934
20141,910
20151,921
20161,863

History

The station opened on 3 March 2001. It opened at the same time as the double track between Uji Station and Shinden Station on the Nara Line. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used since 1 November 2003.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with JR Fujinomori being assigned station number JR-D10.