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
Location10667 Hokujō-Moriue, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301
Japan
Coordinates36°42′40″N 137°52′19″E / 36.7112°N 137.8720°E / 36.7112; 137.8720
Elevation687.2 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance61.6 km from Matsumoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1932; 91 years ago (1932-11-20)
Passengers
FY201125
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Minami-Otari
One-way operation
Ōito Line
Rapid
Hakuba
13
Hakuba-Ōike
11
towards Minami-Otari
Ōito Line
Local
Hakuba
13
towards Matsumoto
Location
Shinano-Moriue Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Moriue Station
Shinano-Moriue Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Moriue Station is located in Japan
Shinano-Moriue Station
Shinano-Moriue Station
Shinano-Moriue Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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

Platforms

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

History

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Uchiyama, Kunio, ed. (20 June 2009). 長野県鉄道全駅 [The databook of all railroad stations in Nagano] (in Japanese). Japan: The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-7840-7112-8.
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