Kamishiro Station

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

Ōito Line15 Kamishiro Station 神城駅
Kamishiro Station, August 2009
General information
Location	Kamishiro, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9211 Japan
Coordinates	36.6584°N 137.8468°E / 36.6584; 137.8468
Elevation	746.2 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	55.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 October 1930; 94 years ago (1930-10-25)
Passengers
FY2015	48 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hakuba One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Yanaba 18 towards Shinano-Ōmachi Iimori 14 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Minami-Kamishiro 16 towards Matsumoto
Location Kamishiro Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Kamishiro Station Kamishiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

Kamishiro Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina and Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Hakuba and Minami-Otari
3	■ Ōito Line	(siding)

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  Kamishiro Station platform in March 2006

History

The station opened on 25 October 1930.^[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 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 148

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan