Usuda Station

Usuda Station (臼田駅, Usuda-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Usuda Station

臼田駅
Usuda Station, November 2009
Location157-2 Shimogoe, Saku-shi, Nagano-ken 384-0414
Japan
Coordinates36.1939°N 138.4885°E / 36.1939; 138.4885
Elevation709.6 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Koumi Line
Distance60.9 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 December 1915
Previous namesSantanda Station (to 1963)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)235
Location
Usuda Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Usuda Station
Usuda Station (Japan)

Lines

Usuda Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 60.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms
station side ■ Koumi Line for Koumi and Kobuchizawa
opposite side ■ Koumi Line for Nakagomi and Komoro

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Koumi Line
Aonuma - Tatsuokajō

History

Usuda Station opened on 28 December 1915 as the Sandanda Station (三反田駅). It was renamed Santanda Station on 1 September 1934, and renamed to its present name on 1 October 1963.[1] With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2015 the station was used by an average of 235 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • former Usuda Town Hall
  • Usuda Middle School
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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. 145. 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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