Shimo-Suwa Station

Shimo-Suwa Station (下諏訪駅, Shimo-Suwa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in the town of Shimosuwa, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Shimo-Suwa Station

下諏訪駅
Shimo-Suwa Station in April 2012
LocationHirose-cho, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano-ken 393-0056
Japan
Coordinates36.0719°N 138.0851°E / 36.0719; 138.0851
Elevation767.5 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chūō Main Line
Distance206.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 November 1905
Rebuilt1993
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)1,982 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Okaya
toward Minami-Otari
 Azusa Kami-Suwa
toward Chiba or Tokyo
Okaya
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Kami-Suwa
toward Tachikawa
Location
Shimo-Suwa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shimo-Suwa Station
Shimo-Suwa Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimo-Suwa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line and is 206.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[1]

Station layout

Shimo-Suwa Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Shinjuku and Tokyo
2 ■ Chūō Main Line for Shiojiri and Matsumoto
3 ■ Chūō Main Line (not normally used)

History

The station opened on 25 November 1905[1]. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was rebuilt in 1998.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,982 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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. 62. 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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