Nobeyama Station

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Nobeyama Station (野辺山駅, -eki^?) is a train station on the Koumi Line in Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station is most famous for being located at 1345.67 m above sea level, the highest for all Japan Railways stations.

Contents 1 Structure 2 History 3 Adjacent stations 4 See also

[edit] Structure

The station has one single platform and one island platform. It also has a siding.

There is a flush toilet outside the turnstiles, but because it can freeze up during winter, a pit toilet is also provided behind the main one.

[edit] History

• November 29, 1935 - Opened by Japanese National Railways
• March 16, 1983 - New station building completed

[edit] Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Kiyosato		Koumi Line		Shinano-kawakami

[edit] See also

• Murodou Station (station with the highest altitude in Japan)
• Yoshioka-Kaitei Station (deepest underground station in Japan)
• Yatomi Station (overground station with the lowest altitude in Japan)