History
Uenoshi Station was opened on August 8, 1916 as Uenomachi Station (上野町駅?). Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company on October, 2007. The station was renamed to its present name on September 1, 1941. Freight operation were discontinued from October 1973.
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