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Railway station in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Shinano-Oiwake Station
信濃追分駅
Shinano-Oiwake Station in October 2013
General information
Location1092 Oiwake, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0115
Japan
Coordinates36°20′09″N 138°33′31″E / 36.3357°N 138.5586°E / 36.3357; 138.5586
Elevation957 m
Operated by Shinano Railway
Line(s)Shinano Railway Line
Distance7.2 km from Karuizawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1923
Passengers
FY2011456 daily
Location
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Shinano-Oiwake Station (信濃追分駅, Shinano-Oiwake-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in Oiwake, in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Lines

Shinano-Oiwake Station is served by the 65.1 km Shinano Railway Line, and is 7.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Shinano Railway Line for Karuizawa
2 ■ Shinano Railway Line for Komoro, Ueda, and Nagano

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shinano Railway Line
Naka-Karuizawa   Local   Miyota

History

The station opened on 1 October 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 456 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Site of Oiwake-juku

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

Media related to Shinano-Oiwake Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Shinano Railway Line and related lines
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)
Railway abandoned
Shinano Railway Line
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)
Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line
ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (2015-present)
See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen
All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops
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