Kawanakajima Station
- JR East
- JR Freight
Preceding station | JR East | Following station | ||
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Imai towards Shinonoi | Shin'etsu Main Line Shinonoi – Nagano | Amori towards Niigata | ||
Shinonoi towards Shiojiri | Shinonoi Line Rapid (limited service) | Nagano Terminus | ||
Imai towards Shiojiri | Shinonoi Line Local & Rapid Misuzu | Amori towards Nagano | ||
Preceding station | Shinano Railway | Following station | ||
Shinonoi towards Karuizawa | Shinano Railway Line Rapid | Nagano Terminus | ||
Imai towards Karuizawa | Shinano Railway Line Local | Amori towards Nagano |
Location | |
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Kawanakajima Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano PrefectureKawanakajima Station Kawanakajima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kawanakajima Station (川中島駅, Kawanakajima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Kawanakajima Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 4.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinonoi Station. Shinanoi Line and Shinano Railway trains also stop at this station after continuing past the nominal terminus of these lines at Shinanoi en route to Matsumoto.[1] The station is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Shinonoi, Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi, Matsumoto and Shiojiri | |
■ Shinano Railway Line | for Togura, Ueda and Komoro | |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagano |
History
Kawanakajima Station opened on 20 July 1917.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,585 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- site of the Battle of Kawanakajima
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 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. 22. 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 11 December 2016.
External links
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- (for Jōetsumyōkō<<) Naoetsu
- Kuroi
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- Furutsu
- Niitsu
- Satsukino
- Ogikawa
- Kameda
- Echigo-Ishiyama
- Niigata (for Shibata>>)
All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops