Nishijō Station

Nishijō Station
Nishijō Station; 西条駅
	Nishijō Station, August 2010
Location	4152 Nishijō, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7501; Japan
Coordinates	36°24′02″N 138°00′44″E
Elevation	661.9 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinonoi Line
Distance	37.2 km from Shiojiri
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1900
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	178
Location
	Nishijō Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nishijō Station Nishijō Station (Japan)

Nishijō Station (西条駅, Nishijō-eki) is a train station in the village of Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishijō Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 37.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
2	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
3	■ Shinonoi Line	(siding)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinonoi Line
Akashina		-	Sakakita

History

Nishijō Station opened on 1 November 1900.[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 178 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 403

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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. 84. 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. 84. 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.