Nakagaya Station

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
Nakagaya Station in August 2008
Location2898-6 Misatomeisei, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8101
Japan
Coordinates36°16′24.52″N 137°54′11.25″E
Elevation581.8 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōito Line
Distance8.4 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 May 1915
Passengers
FY2015395
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Minami-Toyoshina
One-way operation
 Ōito Line
Rapid
 Hitoichiba
37
toward Matsumoto
Minami-Toyoshina
35
toward Minami-Otari
 Ōito Line
Local
Location
Nakagaya Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Nakagaya Station
Nakagaya Station (Japan)

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

See also

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. 97. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 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.
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