The number is less than the approximate 15,192 of Okubo Station (Kyoto Prefecture) and approximate 9,570 of Ogura Station (Kyoto Prefecture) on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line, which runs in the western part of Uji City, and there is doubt as to whether it could be referred to as a representative station of Uji City, but this station and Keihan Uji Station do function as gateways for sightseeing in Uji.
宇治市西部を走る近畿日本鉄道近鉄京都線の大久保駅(京都府)の約15,192人や、同小倉駅(京都府)の約9,570人より少なく、宇治市の代表駅と言えるかは疑問であるが、宇治観光の玄関口としては当駅や京阪宇治駅が機能している。