Kami-Suwa Station 上諏訪駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kami-Suwa Station forecourt in June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Suwa, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-0004 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°02′47″N 138°06′59″E / 36.0465°N 138.1165°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 761.9 meters [1] | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |
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JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chuo Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 201.9 kilometers from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 November 1905 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2017 | 4,367 per day | |||||||||||||||
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  Kami-Suwa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Kami-Suwa Station Kami-Suwa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Kami-Suwa Station (上諏訪駅, Kami-Suwa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Suwa, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). [1]
Lines
Kami-Suwa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line with through trains to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It is located 201.9 kilometers from Tokyo Station. [1]
Station layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency. [1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| 2 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
| 3 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| ■ Chuo Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
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The station platforms viewed from the south in June 2016 -
The ashiyu footbath on platform 1
History
The station opened on 25 November 1905. [2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,367 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 4,742 [4] |
| 2005 | 4,598 [5] |
| 2010 | 4,320 [6] |
| 2015 | 4,339 [7] |
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 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. 62. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 184. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)