Kamikatagiri Station

35°37′04″N 137°54′15″E / 35.6178°N 137.9041°E / 35.6178; 137.9041Elevation607 meters^{[citation needed]}Operated by JR CentralLine(s) Iida LineDistance146.9 km from ToyohashiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened22 November 1920PassengersFY2016384 (daily)

Location
Kamikatagiri Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Kamikatagiri Station Kamikatagiri Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kamikatagiri Station (上片桐駅, Kamikatagiri-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Matsukawa, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Kamikatagiri Station is served by the Iida Line and is 146.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō
2	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Ina-Ōshima		Rapid Misuzu (快速みすず)		Nanakubo
Ina-Ōshima		Local		Ina-Tajima

History

Kamikatagiri Station opened on 22 November 1920. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in February 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 384 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Matsukawa High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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