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
General information
Location	306 Nobeyama, Minamimaki Village, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture 384-1305 Japan
Coordinates	35°57′19″N 138°28′28″E
Elevation	1,345.67 m (4,414 ft 11 in)[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Koumi Line
Distance	23.4 km (14.5 mi) from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 November 1935; 89 years ago (1935-11-29)
Rebuilt	16 March 1983; 42 years ago (1983-03-16)
Passengers
FY2021	84 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinano-Kawakami towards Komoro Koumi Line Kiyosato towards Kobuchizawa
Location Nobeyama Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Nobeyama Station Nobeyama Station (Central Japan) Show map of Central Japan Nobeyama Station Nobeyama Station (Japan) Show map of 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)

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  →:for Komuro
  ←:for Kobuchizawa
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  The platforms in August 2011
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  The platform in August 2008, with the sign indicating the altitude of 1,345.67 m above sea level
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  Marker on the right indicating the highest point operated within the JR Group, February 2011
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  Fare validation machines
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  Platforms, October 2021
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  Pedestrian crossing, October 2021
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  C56 96 in Ginga Park next to the station, August 2009

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)