Kamishiro Station (神城駅, Kamishiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Ōito Line15 Kamishiro Station 神城駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kamishiro Station, August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kamishiro, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9211 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°39′30″N 137°50′48″E / 36.6584°N 137.8468°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 746.2 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 55.2 km from Matsumoto | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 October 1930 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 48 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
Station layout
editKamishiro Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina and Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
| 3 | ■ Ōito Line | (siding) |
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Kamishiro Station platform in March 2006
History
editThe station opened on 25 October 1930.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. p. 118. 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
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- Official website (in Japanese)