Nojiri Station
Nojiri Station (野尻駅, Nojiri-eki) is a railway station in the village of Ōkuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Nojiri Station 野尻駅 | |
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 Nojiri Station in September 2008 | |
| Location | Nojiri, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5504 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.6728°N 137.6354°E |
| Elevation | 522.2 meters[1] |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Central |
| Line(s) |  Chūō Main Line |
| Distance | 288.8 km from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 1909 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 116 daily |
| Location | |
  Nojiri Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Nojiri Station Nojiri Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Nojiri Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 288.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 108.1 kilometers from Nagoya.[1]
Layout
The station has one opposed ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge with the wooden station building, which dates from the 1909 construction of the station. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya |
| 2, 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano |
History
Nojiri Station was opened on 1 September 1909. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 116 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Ōkuwa Elementary School
- Nojiri Post Office
- Kiso River
National Route 19- Nojiri-juku (Nakasendō)
References
- 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.
- 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.