Kawanakajima Station
Kawanakajima Station 川中島駅 | |
|---|---|
 Kawanakajima Station entrance, December 2006 | |
| Location |
Kawanakajima-machi Kamihigano, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 381-2233 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°36′50″N 138°09′03″E / 36.6140°N 138.1509°E |
| Elevation | 362.4 meters |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line |
| Distance | 4.3 km from Shinonoi |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 July 1917 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 1,585 (daily) |
| Location | |
  Kawanakajima Station Location within Japan | |
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Kawanakajima Station (川中島駅 Kawanakajima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Kawanakajima Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 4.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinonoi Station. Trains of the Shinanoi Line and of the Shinano Railway also use this station, which is located past the nominal end station of these lines at Shinanoi. The station is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Shinonoi, Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
| ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi, Matsumoto and Shiojiri | |
| ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Togura, Ueda and Komoro | |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagano |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||
| Imai | Local | Amori | ||
History
Kawanakajima Station opened on 20 July 1917. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,585 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- site of the Battle of Kawanakajima
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
External links
- Kawanakajima Station (JR East) (in Japanese)