Minami-Otari Station
Minami-Otari Station (南小谷駅, Minami-Otari-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The station is numbered "9".[2] The station is on the electrical borderline of the JR East and JR West systems and operations are shared between the two companies.[1] The section south of this station, operated by JR West is not electrified and all JR East services terminate here.
Minami-Otari Station 南小谷駅 | |
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Minami-Otari Station in 2010 | |
Location | 10356 Chikuni, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9422 Japan |
Coordinates | 36°46′29″N 137°54′30″E |
Elevation | 513.1 meters[1] |
Operated by |
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Line(s) | ■■ Ōito Line |
Distance | 70.1 km from Matsumoto |
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Tracks | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") |
Station code | 9 |
History | |
Opened | November 29, 1935 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2015) | 121 daily |
Location | |
Minami-Otari Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Minami-Otari Station Minami-Otari Station (Japan) |
Lines
Minami-Otari Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 70.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
Station layout
Minami-Otari Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Ōito Line (JR East) | ||||
Hakuba (13) | Limited Express Azusa | Terminus | ||
Hakuba (13) | Rapid Resort View Furusato | Terminus | ||
Shinano-Moriue (12) | Rapid | Terminus | ||
Chikuni (10) | Local | Terminus | ||
Ōito Line (JR West) | ||||
Terminus | Local | Nakatsuchi |
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 121 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Otari village hall
National Route 148
See also
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. ISBN 9784784071647.
- "大糸線に「駅ナンバー」を導入します" (PDF). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- 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.