Nagasaka Station

CO50
Nagasaka Station

長坂駅
CO50; Nagasaka Station; 長坂駅
	Nagasaka Station in August 2010
Location	2575, Nagasaka-cho Nagasaka-Kamijō, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°49′39″N 138°22′01″E / 35.827417°N 138.366889°ECoordinates: 35°49′39″N 138°22′01″E / 35.827417°N 138.366889°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	166.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 11, 1918
Passengers
2015	1131 daily
Services
Location
	Nagasaka Station Location within Yamanashi PrefectureShow map of Yamanashi PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Nagasaka Station (長坂駅, Nagasaka-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Nagasaka, in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines[]

Nagasaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 166.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two opposed ground level side platforms. The station is built on a hill, with the tracks reached via stairs underneath. The station is unattended.

Platforms[]

1	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kōfu, Hachiōji and Shinjuku
2	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kobuchizawa, Shiojiri and Matsumoto

History[]

Nagasaka Station was opened on December 11, 1918 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from February 1972. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,131 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Former Nagasaka Town Hall
Musée Kiyoharu Shirakaba

References[]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 0. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

External links[]

Media related to Nagasaka Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Nagasaka Station (in Japanese)

[jreast2015stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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