Kamisakai Station

上境駅
Kamisakai Station, December 2006
General information
LocationIchiyama, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2602
Japan
Coordinates36°56′16″N 138°25′09″E / 36.9379°N 138.4192°E / 36.9379; 138.4192
Elevation324.4 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iiyama Line
Distance31.3 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Statusunstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 July 1923
Previous namesNqzawa-Onsen (to 1944)
Passengers
FY201114
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Togarinozawa-Onsen
towards Nagano
Iiyama Line Kami-Kuwanagawa
Location
Kamisakai Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Kamisakai Station
Kamisakai Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kamisakai Station is located in Japan
Kamisakai Station
Kamisakai Station
Kamisakai Station (Japan)

Kamisakai Station (上境駅, Kamisakai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). In older station photos, its name is hyphenated "Kami-Sakai".

Lines

Kamisakai Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 31.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Kamisakai Station opened on 6 July 1923 as Nozawa Onsen Station (野沢温泉駅). It was renamed to its present name with the nationalisation of the Iiyama line on 1 June 1944. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in December 2006.[1]

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. 25. ISBN 9784784071647.
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