Shinano-Kawakami Station

Shinano-Kawakami Station

信濃川上駅
Shinano-Kawakami Station; 信濃川上駅
	Shinano-Kawakami Station, October 2007
Location	999 Goshotaira, Kawakami-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1407; Japan
Coordinates	35°58′34″N 138°31′39″E / 35.9761°N 138.5276°ECoordinates: 35°58′34″N 138°31′39″E / 35.9761°N 138.5276°E
Elevation	1138 meters
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	31.5 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 April 1925
Passengers
FY2015	110
Services
Location
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Station building, November 2007

Shinano-Kawakami Station (信濃川上駅, Shinano-Kawakami-eki) is a railway station in Goshotaira in the village of Kawakami, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines[]

Shinano-Kawakami Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 31.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout[]

The station consists of one very narrow ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms[]

station side	■ Koumi Line	for Koumi and Komoro
opp side	■ Koumi Line	for Kiyosato and Kobuchizawa

History[]

Shinano-Kawakami Station opened on 16 January 1935. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 2002.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 110 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area[]

Chikuma River

References[]

^ 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. 157. 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[]

Media related to Shinano-Kawakami Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[Shinano-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. 157. 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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