Azumi-Oiwake Station (安曇追分駅, Azumi-Oiwake-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Ōito Line30 Azumi-Oiwake Station 安曇追分駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Azumi-Oiwake Station, September 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3040-2 Hotaka-Kitahotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8302 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°22′17.242″N 137°52′23.21″E / 36.37145611°N 137.8731139°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 550.8 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 19.9 km from Matsumoto | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 November 1915 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Alps-Oiwake Station (to 1919) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2015 | 303 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editAzumi-Oiwake Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 19.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hotaka, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari |
History
editAzumi-Oiwake Station opened on 16 November 1915 as Alps-Oiwake Station (アルプス追分駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1919.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2015.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Takasago River
National Route 147
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 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
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)