Shinano-Kawashima Station (信濃川島駅, Shinano-Kawashima-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tatsuno Town, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Shinano-Kawashima Station 信濃川島駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 1061 Kawashima, Tatsuno-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-0512 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°00′49″N 137°58′19″E / 36.0135°N 137.9720°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 769.9 meters[1] | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 13.8 km from Okaya | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1955 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2011 | 19 | ||||||||||
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Shinano-Kawashima Station is served by the old route of Chūō Main Line (Okaya-Shiojiri branch) and is 13.8 kilometers from the branching point of the line at Okaya Station and 224.2 kilometers from the terminus at Tokyo Station.[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station does not have station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.[1]
History edit
Shinano-Kawashima Station opened on 1 April 1955.[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 2011, the station was used by an average of 19 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) and was the least utilized of any station on the Chūō Main Line.[1]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
Media related to Shinano-Kawashima Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)