Niekawa Station

Niekawa Station (贄川駅, Niekawa-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Niekawa Station

贄川駅
Niekawa Station in October 2015
LocationNiekawa, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-6301
Japan
Coordinates36.0138°N 137.8609°E / 36.0138; 137.8609
Elevation871.6 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance236.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened1 December 1909
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)108 daily
Location
Niekawa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Niekawa Station
Niekawa Station (Japan)
Niekawa Station platforms

Lines

Niekawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 236.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 160.7 kilometers from Nagoya.[1]

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge to the station building, which dates from the opening of the station. However, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Chūō Main Line For Shiojiri and Nagano
2 ■ Chūō Main Line For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations
←Service→
JR Central
Hideshio   Chūō Main Line   Kiso-Hirasawa

History

Niekawa Station was opened on 1 December 1909. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 108 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
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See also

Media related to Niekawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
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