Tatsuokajō Station

Tatsuokajō Station (龍岡城駅, Tatsuokajō-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Tatsuokajō Station 龍岡城駅
Tatsuokajō Station, August 2011
General information
Location	4917 Taguchi-Kiriai Nagatoro, Saku-shi, Nagano-ken 384-0412 Japan
Coordinates	36.2044°N 138.4906°E / 36.2044; 138.4906
Elevation	700.1 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	62.1 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 December 1915
Previous names	Onara (to 1952)
Passengers
FY2011	162
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōtabe towards Komoro Koumi Line Usuda towards Kobuchizawa
Location Tatsuokajō Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Tatsuokajō Station Tatsuokajō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tatsuokajō Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 62.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

Tatsuokajō Station opened on 8 August 1915 as Onara Stop (大奈良停留場). It was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 September 1934. The station was closed from 1944 to 1952. It was renamed to its present name on its reopening on 1 March 1952.^[1] With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Surrounding area

• Tatsuoka Castle, a nearby star fort.

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. 144. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)