Minami-Otari Station

Minami-Otari Station (南小谷駅, Minami-Otari-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The station is numbered "9".^[2] The station is on the electrical borderline of the JR East and JR West systems and operations are shared between the two companies.^[1] The section north of this station, operated by JR West is not electrified and all JR East services terminate here.

Ōito Line9 Minami-Otari Station 南小谷駅
Minami-Otari Station in August 2021
General information
Location	10356 Chikuni, Otari Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9422 Japan
Coordinates	36°46′29″N 137°54′30″E
Elevation	513.1 m (1,683 ft)[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■■ Ōito Line
Distance	70.1 km (43.6 mi) from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	JR East JR West
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Station code	9
History
Opened	29 November 1935; 88 years ago (1935-11-29)
Passengers
FY2015	121 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Terminus Azusa Hakuba 13 towards Chiba or Tokyo Ōito Line Rapid Shinano-Moriue 12 towards Shinano-Ōmachi Ōito Line Local Chikuni 10 towards Matsumoto Preceding station JR West Following station Nakatsuchi towards Itoigawa Ōito Line Terminus
Location Minami-Otari Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Minami-Otari Station Minami-Otari Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Minami-Otari Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 70.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

Minami-Otari Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1,2,3	■ Ōito Line	for Hakuba, Shinano-Ōmachi, Matsumoto and Shinjuku
2,3	■ Ōito Line	for Itoigawa

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 121 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Otari village hall
• National Route 148

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. ISBN 9784784071647.
2. "大糸線に「駅ナンバー」を導入します" (PDF). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
3. 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

• JR East Minami-Otari Station
• JR West Minami-Otari Station