Ōkuwa Station (Nagano)

Ōkuwa Station (大桑駅, Ōkuwa-eki) in the village of Ōkuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Ōkuwa Station

大桑駅
Ōkuwa Station in September 2008
LocationNakano, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5503
Japan
Coordinates35°41′04″N 137°39′51″E
Elevation527.2 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance285.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened1 September 1951
Passengers
FY2015112 daily
Location
Ōkuwa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Ōkuwa Station
Ōkuwa Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōkuwa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 285.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 111.1 kilometers from Nagoya.[1]

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge with the wooden station building, which dates from the 1909 construction of the station. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms

1  Chūō Main Line For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
2, 3  Chūō Main Line For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano

Adjacent stations

Service
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Suhara   Local   Nojiri

History

Nojiri Station was opened on 1 September 1951. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 112 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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 平成27年(2015年)長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
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