Koumi Station

Koumi Station (小海駅, Koumi-eki) is a train station in the town of Koumi, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Koumi Station 小海駅
Koumi Station, October 2012
General information
Location	4269 Koumi, Koumi-machi, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1102 Japan
Coordinates	36.0888°N 138.4827°E / 36.0888; 138.4827
Elevation	865.1 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	48.3 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 March 1919
Passengers
FY2015	199 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Managashi towards Komoro Koumi Line Matsubarako towards Kobuchizawa
Location Koumi Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Koumi Station Koumi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Level crossing at Koumi Station

Lines

Koumi Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 48.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Koumi Line	for Sakudaira and Komoro
2	■ Koumi Line	for Nobeyama and Kobuchizawa
3	■ Koumi Line	(starting trains)

History

Koumi Station opened on 11 March 1919.^[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 199 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River
• Koumi Town Hall
• National Route 141

Bus routes

• Koumi Town-Run Bus
  • For Ota Danchi (This bus stop is located near Chikuma Bus Ōshirokawa bus stop^[3])
• Kitaaiki Village-Run Bus
• Minamiaiki Village-Run Bus

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan