Sawando Station (沢渡駅, Sawando-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[1]

Sawando Station

沢渡駅
Sawando Station in August 2005
General information
Location5204 Nishi-Haruchika-Sawando, Ina-shi, Nagano-ken 399-443
Japan
Coordinates35°48′14″N 137°56′37″E / 35.8038°N 137.9435°E / 35.8038; 137.9435
Elevation614 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance173.4 km from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened27 December 1913
Passengers
FY2015542 (daily)
Location
Sawando Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Sawando Station
Sawando Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Sawando Station is located in Japan
Sawando Station
Sawando Station
Sawando Station (Japan)

Lines

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Sawando Station is served by the Iida Line and is 173.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms. The station is unattended.[1]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Iida Line
Akagi   Rapid Misuzu   Shimojima
Akagi   Local   Shimojima

History

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Sawando Station opened on 27 December 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 542 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ^ 市勢の概要2015(平成28年版)I7 運輸・通信・交通 1 市内鉄道各駅乗車人員 [City Statistics (Fiscal 2015) section I Transport - Communications] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ina City. 2017.
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