Kamishiro Station (神城駅, Kamishiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Ōito Line15 Kamishiro Station 神城駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Kamishiro, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9211 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°39′30″N 137°50′48″E / 36.6584°N 137.8468°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 746.2 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 55.2 km from Matsumoto | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
Station code | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 25 October 1930 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2015 | 48 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Kamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
Station layout edit
Kamishiro Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]
Platforms edit
1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina and Matsumoto |
2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
3 | ■ Ōito Line | (siding) |
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Kamishiro Station platform in March 2006
History edit
The station opened on 25 October 1930.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)