Ōkuwa Station (Nagano)

Ōkuwa Station (大桑駅, Ōkuwa-eki) in the village of Ōkuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Ōkuwa Station 大桑駅
Ōkuwa Station in September 2008
General information
Location	Nakano, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5503 Japan
Coordinates	35°41′04″N 137°39′51″E
Elevation	527.2 meters[1]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	285.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	1 September 1951; 73 years ago (1951-09-01)
Passengers
FY2015	112 daily
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Lines

Ōkuwa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 285.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 111.1 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge with the wooden station building, which dates from the 1909 construction of the station. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Suhara		Local		Nojiri

History

Nojiri Station was opened on 1 September 1951. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ōkuwa village hall
• Ōkuwa Post Office
• Kiso River
• National Route 19

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
2. 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.