Kamishiro Station

Ōito Line15
Kamishiro Station

神城駅
Ōito Line15; Kamishiro Station; 神城駅
	Kamishiro Station, August 2009
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
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	55.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 October 1930
Passengers
FY2015	48 daily
Services
Location
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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]

Lines[]

Kamishiro 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[]

Kamishiro 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[]

1	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina and Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Hakuba and Minami-Otari
3	■ Ōito Line	(siding)

Kamishiro Station platform in March 2006

History[]

The 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[]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 148

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[Shinano-1] Jump up to: ^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.

[jreast2015stats-2] 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.

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