Shinano-Moriue Station

Shinano-Moriue Station (信濃森上駅, Shinano-Moriue-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in Hokujō, in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Also known as Shinano-Morioka & Ueno.

Ōito Line12 Shinano-Moriue Station 信濃森上駅
Shinano-Moriue Station in July 2008
General information
Location	10667 Hokujō-Moriue, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301 Japan
Coordinates	36.7112°N 137.8720°E / 36.7112; 137.8720
Elevation	687.2 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	61.6 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1932; 92 years ago (1932-11-20)
Passengers
FY2011	25
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Otari One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Hakuba 13 towards Shinano-Ōmachi Hakuba-Ōike 11 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Hakuba 13 towards Matsumoto
Location Shinano-Moriue Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Shinano-Moriue Station Shinano-Moriue Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shinano-Moriue Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 61.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

Up	■ Ōito Line	for Hakuba, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hotaka, Toyoshina and Matsumoto
Down	■ Ōito Line	for Minami-Otari

History

The station opened on 20 November 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 148

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan