Nakagaya Station

Railway station in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
36°16′24.52″N 137°54′11.25″E / 36.2734778°N 137.9031250°E / 36.2734778; 137.9031250Elevation581.8 meters[1]Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ōito Line Distance8.4 km from MatsumotoPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffedStation code36WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened30 May 1915PassengersFY2015395 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Minami-Toyoshina
One-way operation
 Ōito Line
Rapid
 Hitoichiba
37
towards Matsumoto
Minami-Toyoshina
35
towards Minami-Otari
 Ōito Line
Local
Location
Nakagaya Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Nakagaya Station
Nakagaya Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
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Nakagaya Station is located in Japan
Nakagaya Station
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Nakagaya Station (Japan)
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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]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  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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Stations of the Ōito Line (Matsumoto - Minami-Otari)