Nakagaya Station

Nakagaya Station
Nakagaya Station; 中萱駅
	Nakagaya Station in August 2008
Location	2898-6 Misatomeisei, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8101; Japan
Coordinates	36°16′24.52″N 137°54′11.25″E
Elevation	581.8 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	8.4 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	36
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 May 1915
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	395
Location
	Nakagaya Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nakagaya Station Nakagaya Station (Japan)

Nakagaya Station (中萱駅, Nakagaya-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Nakagaya Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 8.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is modelled after the Kasuke Shrine of the Jōkyō Gimin Memorial Museum. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Ōito Line
Hitoichiba (37)	Local	Minami-Toyoshina (35)
Hitoichiba (37)	Rapid	Minami-Toyoshina (35)

History

Nakagaya Station opened on 30 May 1915. 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.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 395 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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. 97. 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)
Joukyou Gimin Memorial Museum

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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. 97. 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.