Kamishiro Station

Kamishiro Station (神城駅, Kamishiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Kamishiro Station

神城駅
Kamishiro Station, August 2009
LocationKamishiro, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9211
Japan
Coordinates36.6584°N 137.8468°E / 36.6584; 137.8468
Elevation746.2 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōito Line
Distance55.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code15
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 October 1930
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)48 daily
Location
Kamishiro Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kamishiro Station
Kamishiro Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

Kamishiro Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge.The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Ōito Line for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina and Matsumoto
2 ■ Ōito Line for Hakuba and Minami-Otari
3 ■ Ōito Line (siding)
  • Kamishiro Station platform in March 2006

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ōito Line
Shinano-Ōmachi (23   Limited Express Shinano   Hakuba (13)
Shinano-Ōmachi (23)   Rapid Moonlight Shinshu   Hakuba (13)
Yanaba (18)   Rapid   Hakuba (13)
Minami-Kamishiro (16)   Local   Iimori (14)

History

The station opened on 25 October 1930.[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 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  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. 118. 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 5 July 2016.
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