Azumi-Oiwake Station

Azumi-Oiwake Station (安曇追分駅, Azumi-Oiwake-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Azumi-Oiwake Station

安曇追分駅
Azumi-Oiwake Station, September 2008
Location3040-2 Hotaka-Kitahotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8302
Japan
Coordinates36°22′17.242″N 137°52′23.21″E
Elevation550.8 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōito Line
Distance19.9 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code30
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 November 1915
Previous namesAlps-Oiwake Station (to 1919)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)303
Location
Azumi-Oiwake Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Azumi-Oiwake Station
Azumi-Oiwake Station (Japan)

Lines

Azumi-Oiwake Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 19.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

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

Platforms
1 ■ Ōito Line for Hotaka, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto
2 ■ Ōito Line for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ōito Line
Ariake (31)   Local   Hosono (29)
Ariake (31)   Rapid   Shinano-Matsukawa (27)

History

Azumi-Oiwake Station opened on 16 November 1915 as Alps-Oiwake Station (アルプス追分駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1919.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2015.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 303 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. 103. 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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