[1][2] The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line for which it is station number "G46" and is located 76.3 km from the beginning of the line at Wakai.

[3] The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks.

[1][4] The station opened on July 2, 1941 with the opening the Uwajima Line (current Yodo Line) to the direction of Unomachi (current Yosan Line) the station under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR).

With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.

[3][5] Media related to Kita-Uwajima Station at Wikimedia Commons Branches (via Uchiko Line)