Minami-Kamishiro Station

Minami-Kamishiro Station (南神城駅, Minami-Kamishiro-eki) is a railway station in Kamishiro, the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Ōito Line16 Minami-Kamishiro Station 南神城駅
Minami-Kamishiro Station, May 2009
Location	Kamishiro-Sano, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9211 Japan
Coordinates	36°38′13.46″N 137°50′29.65″E
Elevation	769.2 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	52.8 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	16
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1942
Passengers
FY2011	21
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kamishiro 15 toward Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Yanabaskijōmae 17 toward Matsumoto
Location
Minami-Kamishiro Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Minami-Kamishiro Station Minami-Kamishiro Station (Japan)

Minami-Kamishiro platform, January 2007

Lines

Minami-Kamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 52.8 kilometers from the terminus 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 is unattended.[1]

History

The station opened on 5 December 1942.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 148

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. 117. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

Media related to Minami-Kamishiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)