Azumi-Kutsukake Station

Azumi-Kutsukake Station (安曇沓掛駅, Azumi-Kutsukake-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Ōito Line26
Azumi-Kutsukake Station

安曇沓掛駅
Azumi-Kutsukake Station in September 2009
LocationTokiw-Sunuma, Ōmachi-shi, Nagano-ken 398-0004
Japan
Coordinates36.4480°N 137.8547°E / 36.4480; 137.8547
Elevation646.9 meters.[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance28.6 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code26
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 November 1915
Previous namesTokiwa-Kutsukake Station (to 1937)
Passengers
FY2011113
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shinano-Tokiwa
25
Ōito Line
Local
Shinano-Matsukawa
27
toward Matsumoto
Location
Azumi-Kutsukake Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Azumi-Kutsukake Station
Azumi-Kutsukake Station (Japan)

Lines

Azumi-Kutsukake Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 28.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

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

History

Azumi-Kutsukake Station opened on 2 November 1915 as Tokiwa-Kutsukake Station (常盤沓掛駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1937. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was remodelled in 2007.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 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. 107. ISBN 9784784071647.
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