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]
Ōito Line36 Nakagaya Station 中萱駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Nakagaya Station in August 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2898-6 Misatomeisei, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8101 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°16′24.52″N 137°54′11.25″E / 36.2734778°N 137.9031250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 581.8 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 8.4 km from Matsumoto | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 May 1915 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2015 | 395 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editNakagaya 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
editThe 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
editNakagaya 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
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 395 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Joukyou Gimin Memorial Museum