Shimo-Suwa Station 下諏訪駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Shimo-Suwa Station in April 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hirose-cho, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano-ken 393-0056 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°04′19″N 138°05′06″E / 36.0719°N 138.0851°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 767.5 meters [1] | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |
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JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 206.3 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 November 1905 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2015 | 1,982 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Shimo-Suwa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Shimo-Suwa Station Shimo-Suwa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Shimo-Suwa Station (下諏訪駅, Shimo-Suwa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in the town of Shimosuwa, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). [1]
Lines
Shimo-Suwa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line and is 206.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. [1]
Station layout
Shimo-Suwa Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Shinjuku and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri and Matsumoto |
| 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | (not normally used) |
History
The station opened on 25 November 1905. [1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was rebuilt in 1998. [1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,982 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [2]
Surrounding area
- Suwa taisha
- Shimosuwa Town Hall
National Route 20
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)