Azumi-Oiwake Station

Azumi-Oiwake Station
Azumi-Oiwake Station; 安曇追分駅
	Azumi-Oiwake Station, September 2008
Location	3040-2 Hotaka-Kitahotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8302; Japan
Coordinates	36°22′17.242″N 137°52′23.21″E
Elevation	550.8 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	19.9 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 November 1915
Previous names	Alps-Oiwake Station (to 1919)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	303
Location
	Azumi-Oiwake Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Azumi-Oiwake Station Azumi-Oiwake Station (Japan)

Azumi-Oiwake Station (安曇追分駅, Azumi-Oiwake-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Azumi-Oiwake Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 19.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ōito Line	for Hotaka, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Ōito Line
Ariake (31)	Local	Hosono (29)
Ariake (31)	Rapid	Shinano-Matsukawa (27)

History

Azumi-Oiwake Station opened on 16 November 1915 as Alps-Oiwake Station (アルプス追分駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1919.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2015.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Takasago River
National Route 147

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References

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. 103. 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

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[Shinano-1] 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. 103. 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.