Kawanakajima Station

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Kawanakajima Station

川中島駅
Entrance of Kawanakajima station.jpg
Kawanakajima Station entrance, December 2006
LocationKawanakajima-machi Kamihigano, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 381-2233
Japan
Coordinates36°36′50″N 138°09′03″E / 36.6140°N 138.1509°E / 36.6140; 138.1509
Elevation362.4 meters[1]
Operated by
  • JR logo (east).svg JR East
  • JR logo (freight).svg JR Freight
Line(s)■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance4.3 km from Shinonoi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1917
Passengers
FY20151,585 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Imai
towards Shinonoi
 Shin'etsu Main Line
Shinonoi – Nagano
 Amori
towards Niigata
Shinonoi
towards Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Rapid
(limited service)
 Nagano
Terminus
Imai
towards Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Local & Rapid Misuzu
 Amori
towards Nagano
Preceding station Shinano Railway Following station
Shinonoi
towards Karuizawa
 Shinano Railway Line
Rapid
 Nagano
Terminus
Imai
towards Karuizawa
 Shinano Railway Line
Local
 Amori
towards Nagano
Location
Kawanakajima Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Kawanakajima Station
Kawanakajima Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Platform

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. Shinanoi Line and Shinano Railway trains also stop at this station after continuing past the nominal terminus of these lines at Shinanoi en route to Matsumoto.[1] 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.[1] 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

History[]

Kawanakajima Station opened on 20 July 1917.[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 1,585 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area[]

  • site of the Battle of Kawanakajima

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 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. 22. ISBN 9784784071647.
  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 11 December 2016.

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