Nakagaya Station Explained


Nakagaya Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:中萱駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2898-6 Misatomeisei, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8101
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.2735°N 137.9031°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōito Line
Distance:8.4 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Elevation:581.8 meters
Code:36
Status:Staffed
Opened:30 May 1915
Passengers:395
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nakagaya Station

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

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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 . 97. ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2016.