Kami-Suwa Station

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]

Kami-Suwa Station 上諏訪駅
Kami-Suwa Station forecourt in June 2016
Location	1 Suwa, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-0004 Japan
Coordinates	36.0465°N 138.1165°E
Elevation	761.9 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chuo Main Line
Distance	201.9 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 November 1905
Passengers
FY2017	4,367 per day
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shimo-Suwa toward Minami-Otari Azusa Chino toward Chiba or Tokyo Shimo-Suwa toward Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Chino toward Tachikawa
Location
Kami-Suwa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kami-Suwa Station Kami-Suwa Station (Japan)

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

• 
  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
2000	4,742[4]
2005	4,598[5]
2010	4,320[6]
2015	4,339[7]

Surrounding area

• Lake Suwa

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. 62. ISBN 9784784071647.
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 184. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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)