Kami-Suwa Station

Kami-Suwa Station (上諏訪駅, Kami-Suwa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Suwa, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). [1]

Kami-Suwa Station

上諏訪駅
Kami-Suwa Station forecourt in June 2016
Location1 Suwa, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-0004
Japan
Coordinates36.0465°N 138.1165°E / 36.0465; 138.1165
Elevation761.9 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chuo Main Line
Distance201.9 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 November 1905
Passengers
FY20174,367 per day
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shimo-Suwa
toward Minami-Otari
 Azusa Chino
toward Chiba or Tokyo
Shimo-Suwa
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Chino
toward Tachikawa
Location
Kami-Suwa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kami-Suwa Station
Kami-Suwa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kami-Suwa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line with through trains to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It is located 201.9 kilometers from Tokyo Station.[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Chuo Main Line for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku
2 ■ Chuo Main Line for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano
3 ■ Chuo Main Line for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku
■ Chuo Main Line for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano
  • The station platforms viewed from the south in June 2016
  • The ashiyu footbath on platform 1

History

The station opened on 25 November 1905.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,367 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
20004,742[4]
20054,598[5]
20104,320[6]
20154,339[7]

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. 62. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 184. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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