Kaesa Station

Kaesa Station (替佐駅, Kaesa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kaesa Station 替佐駅
Kaesa Station in March 2015
General information
Location	Toyotsu, Nakano-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2101 Japan
Coordinates	36.7691°N 138.3234°E / 36.7691; 138.3234
Elevation	333.1 metres (1,093 ft)[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) from Toyono
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 October 1921
Passengers
FY2015	121 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kami-Imai towards Nagano Iiyama Line Hachisu towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
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Station platform and sign, 2019

Lines

Kaesa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 8.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iiyama Line	for Togarinozawa-Onsen, Tōkamachi and Echigo-Kawaguchi
2	■ Iiyama Line	for Nagano

History

Kaesa Station opened on 20 October 1921.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 121 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• former Toyota village hall
• Chikuma River
• National Route 117

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. 37. ISBN 9784784071647.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

External links

Media related to Kaesa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)