Karuizawa Station
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Karuizawa Station 軽井沢駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0102 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°20′33.18″N 138°38′6.22″E / 36.3425500°N 138.6350611°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 941 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 3 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 December 1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2015 | 2,889 daily (JR East) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karuizawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture |
Karuizawa Station (軽井沢駅, Karuizawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated jointly by the JR Group company East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Shinano Railway.
Lines[]
Karuizawa Station is served by the JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Kanazawa via Nagano. On the Shinkansen line, it is located 146.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also a terminal station for the 65.1 kilometer Shinano Railway Line which operates between Karuizawa and Nagano.
Station layout[]
The JR portion of the station has two elevated island platforms, serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2] The Shinano Railway portion of the station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the JR East portion of the station by a footbridge.
JR East platforms[]
1/2 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
3/4 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa |
Shinano Railway platforms[]
1/2 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Komoro, Ueda, Shinonoi, and Nagano |
History[]
The station began service on December 1, 1888, as the terminal of the Japanese Government Railways between Naoetsu (near the Sea of Japan coast) and Karuizawa. The line was extended from Karuizawa to Yokokawa through the Usui Pass on April 1, 1893, completing the trunk line between Takasaki (connecting to a Nippon Railway line to Ueno Station in Tokyo) and Naoetsu, which was later named the Shinetsu Main Line. At Karuizawa, all trains were coupled with or separated from helper locomotives that were required for all trains to go through the Usui Pass section.
When the Japanese National Railways (JNR) were divided and privatized on April 1, 1987, Shinetsu Main Line became a part of the system of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On October 1, 1997, JR East opened the Nagano Shinkansen with a stop at Karuizawa. At the same time, JR East ceased to operate the conventional Shinetsu Main Line between Yokokawa and Shinonoi, of which, the section between Yokokawa and Karuizawa (Usui Pass) was closed permanently and the remaining section was transferred to Shinano Railway. Since then, Karuizawa Station has been shared by JR East and Shinano Railway.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 2,889 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area[]
- Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza
- Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort
Hotels[]
- Karuizawa Prince Hotel
- Mampei Hotel
- Mikasa Hotel
Bus routes[]
- Kusakaru Kotsu
- Seibu Bus
- For Manza-Kazawaguchi Station
- For Manza Onsen and Shirane Kazan
- Tokyu Bus
- For Shibuya Station and Futako-tamagawa Station
See also[]
References[]
- ^ JR East
- ^ 各駅情報(軽井沢駅) [Station Information (Karuizawa Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ 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[]
Media related to Karuizawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Karuizawa Station (in Japanese)
- Shinano Railway Karuizawa Station (in Japanese)
- Stations of Shinano Railway
- Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Shinano Railway Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1888
- Karuizawa, Nagano