Nojiri Station (野尻駅, Nojiri-eki) is a railway station in the village of Ōkuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Nojiri Station

野尻駅
Nojiri Station in September 2008
General information
LocationNojiri, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5504
Japan
Coordinates35°40′22″N 137°38′07″E / 35.6728°N 137.6354°E / 35.6728; 137.6354
Elevation522.2 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance288.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened1 September 1909; 114 years ago (1909-09-01)
Passengers
FY2015116 daily
Location
Nojiri Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Nojiri Station
Nojiri Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Nojiri Station is located in Japan
Nojiri Station
Nojiri Station
Nojiri Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Nojiri Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 288.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 108.1 kilometers from Nagoya.[1]

Layout edit

The station has one opposed ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge with the wooden station building, which dates from the 1909 construction of the station. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms edit

1  Chūō Main Line For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
2, 3  Chūō Main Line For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano

Adjacent stations edit

Service
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Ōkuwa   Local   Jūnikane

History edit

Nojiri Station was opened on 1 September 1909. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 116 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ^ 平成27年(2015年)長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.