Kami-Suwa Station

上諏訪駅
Kami-Suwa Station forecourt in June 2016
General information
Location1 Suwa, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-0004
Japan
Coordinates36°02′47″N 138°06′59″E / 36.0465°N 138.1165°E / 36.0465; 138.1165
Elevation761.9 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Chuo Main Line
Distance201.9 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 November 1905 (1905-11-25)
Passengers
FY20174,367 per day
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shimo-Suwa
towards Minami-Otari
Azusa Chino
towards Chiba or Tokyo
Shimo-Suwa
towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Local
Chino
towards Tachikawa
Location
Kami-Suwa Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Kami-Suwa Station
Kami-Suwa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kami-Suwa Station is located in Japan
Kami-Suwa Station
Kami-Suwa Station
Kami-Suwa Station (Japan)

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]

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

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 yearDaily average
20004,742[4]
20054,598[5]
20104,320[6]
20154,339[7]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. 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.
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