Kuramoto Station (Nagano)

Kuramoto Station (倉本駅, Kuramoto-eki) is a railway station in the town of Agematsu, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Kuramoto Station

倉本駅
Kuramoto Station in September 2008
LocationOgihara, Agematsu-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5608
Japan
Coordinates35.7330°N 137.7141°E / 35.7330; 137.7141
Elevation610.1 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance277.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened1 September 1948
Passengers
FY201519 daily
Location
Kuramoto Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kuramoto Station
Kuramoto Station (Japan)

Lines

Kuramoto Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 277.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 119.2 kilometers from Nagoya.[1]

Layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Chūō Main Line For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano
2 ■ Chūō Main Line For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations
←Service→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Agematsu   Local   Suhara

History

Kuramoto Station began as "Tachimachi Signal Stop" on 1 May 1914. It was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 September 1948. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 19 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
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