Nobeyama Station

Nobeyama Station (野辺山駅, Nobeyama-eki) is a railway station on the Koumi Line in the village of Minamimaki in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is the highest JR station in Japan.

Nobeyama Station 野辺山駅
Nobeyama Station in August 2011
Location	306 Nobeyama, Minamimaki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1305 Japan
Coordinates	35°57′19″N 138°28′28″E
Elevation	1,345.67 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	23.4 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 November 1935
Rebuilt	1983
Passengers
FY2015	165 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinano-Kawakami toward Komoro Koumi Line Kiyosato toward Kobuchizawa
Location
Nobeyama Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nobeyama Station Nobeyama Station (Japan)

Lines

Nobeyama Station is served by the 78.9 km (49.0 mi) Koumi Line and is 23.4 km (14.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A sign on the platform proclaims it to be the highest JR station in Japan, located at 1,345.67 m (4,414.9 ft) above sea level.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Koumi Line	for Sakudaira and Komoro
2	■ Koumi Line	for Kiyosato and Kobuchizawa
3	■ Koumi Line	(passing loop)

• 
  →:for Komuro
  ←:for Kobuchizawa
• 
  The platforms in August 2011
• 
  The platform in August 2008, with the sign indicating the altitude of 1,345.67 m above sea level

History

Nobeyama Station opened on 29 November 1935.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2] The current station building was completed in March 1983.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

• Nobeyama radio observatory
• National Route 141
• Nobeyama SL Land

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Murodō Station (the highest altitude station in Japan)
• Yoshioka-Kaitei Station (deepest underground station in Japan)
• Yatomi Station (overground station with the lowest altitude in Japan)

References

1. Uchiyama, Kunio, ed. (20 June 2009). 長野県鉄道全駅 [The databook of all railroad stations in Nagano] (in Japanese). Japan: The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun. p. 148. ISBN 978-4-7840-7112-8.
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 201. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. 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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)