Doai Station
Doai Station 土合駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 218-2 Yubiso, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379-1728 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°49′52.8″N 138°58′1.6″E / 36.831333°N 138.967111°ECoordinates: 36°49′52.8″N 138°58′1.6″E / 36.831333°N 138.967111°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Joetsu Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 69.3 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Depth | 70 m | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 19 December 1936 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2013 | 19 daily | ||||||||||
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Doai Station Location within Gunma Prefecture |
Doai Station (土合駅, Doai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Doai Station is served by the Joetsu Line, and lies 69.3 km (43.1 mi) from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout[]
Doai Station is unusual in that it has two single side platforms, one of which is elevated, and the other is located underground within the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. The station is unattended. The underground platform for the northbound trains (to Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka) is located 70 metres (230 ft) underground, in the middle of the 13,490-metre (44,260 ft) long Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. It is only reachable by stairs, as there are no elevators or escalators.[1] It takes 10 minutes to walk the 486 steps from the ticket gate to the platform. The above-ground platform for the southbound trains (to Minakami) is at ground level.
Platforms[]
1 (underground) | ■ Joetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Urasa, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
2 (aboveground) | ■ Joetsu Line | for Minakami, Takasaki, and Ueno |
The underground platform
The bottom of the steps at the underground platform
The ground-level platform
History[]
The station opened on 19 December 1936.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
In popular media[]
The climb up the steps from the underground platform features at the start of the novel, NHK dramatization and movie versions of Climber's High by Hideo Yokoyama.
Surrounding area[]
- Mount Tanigawa (one of the "100 famous mountains in Japan")
- National Route 291
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Doai Station: Journey to Japan's Deepest Station". Ridgeline Images. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 452. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links[]
Media related to Doai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Jōetsu Line
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1936
- Minakami, Gunma