Shirotori-Kōgen Station

Shirotori-Kōgen Station (白鳥高原駅, Shirotori-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Shirotori-Kōgen Station

白鳥高原駅
Shirotori-Kōgen Station in October 2009
General information
LocationShiratori-cho Futsukamachi, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-5103
Japan
Coordinates35°54′47.51″N 136°50′32.58″E / 35.9131972°N 136.8423833°E / 35.9131972; 136.8423833
Operated by Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s) Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance69.6 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1955
Previous namesFutsukamachi (to 1996)
Location
Shirotori-Kōgen Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Shirotori-Kōgen Station
Shirotori-Kōgen Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Shirotori-Kōgen Station is located in Japan
Shirotori-Kōgen Station
Shirotori-Kōgen Station
Shirotori-Kōgen Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Shirotori-Kōgen Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 69.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout edit

Shirotori-Kōgen Station has a one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Etsumi-Nan Line
Mino-Shirotori   Local   Hakusan-Nagataki

History edit

Shirotori-Kōgen Station was opened on August 1, 1955 as Futsukamachi Station (二日町駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1996.[1]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.

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