Shinano-Ōmachi Station (信濃大町駅, Shinano-Ōmachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.[2]
Ōito Line23 Shinano-Ōmachi Station 信濃大町駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Shinano-Ōmachi Station after the renovation in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3200 Ōmachi, Ōmachishi, Nagano-ken 398-0002 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°30′00″N 137°51′41″E / 36.5000032°N 137.8613645°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 712.5 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 35.1 km from Matsumoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 July 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 1332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Shinano-Ōmachi- Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Shinano-Ōmachi- Station Shinano-Ōmachi- Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Shinano-Ōmachi Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 35.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[2]
Station layout edit
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. the side platform is Platform 1 and is adjacent to the station building; the island platform has Platform 3 and Platform 4. There is no Platform 2. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hotaka, Toyoshina and Matsumoto for Hakuba, Minami-Otari and Itoigawa |
| 3, 4 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hotaka, Toyoshina, Matsumoto for Hakuba, Minami-Otari and Itoigawa |
Bus terminal edit
Highway buses edit
Route buses edit
- For Ōgizawa Station
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,443 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
History edit
Shinano-Ōmachi Station opened on 5 July 1916.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area edit
- Omachi Post Office
National Route 147- Omachi Mountaineering Museum
See also edit
References edit
- ^ [1] JR East
- ^ a b c d 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. 110. 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
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website