Ōtagiri Station Explained

Ōtagiri Station
Native Name:大田切駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Ōtagiri, Komagane-shi, Nagano-ken 399-7501
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7482°N 137.9403°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Iida Line
Distance:167.0 km from
Elevation:649 meters
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:1 September 1946
Passengers:97 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ōtagiri Station

is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Komagane, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[1]

Lines

Ōtagiri Station is served by the Iida Line and is 167.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on the platform. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Ōtagiri Station opened as a provisional stop on 31 October 1914. It was closed with the nationalization of the Ina Electric Railway on 1 August 1943, and reopened as a JNR passenger station on 1 September 1946.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 97 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Shinano Mainichi Shimbun . Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) . 2011 . Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing . 9784784071647 . ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.city.komagane.nagano.jp/index.php?f=&ci=13649&i=14291. ja:駒ヶ根市の統計. Komagane City Statistics (Fiscal 2017). 2017. Komagane City. Japan. ja. 2019-03-16. 2014-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140919052546/http://www.city.komagane.nagano.jp/index.php?f=&ci=13649&i=14291. dead.