Kawagishi Station

Kawagishi Station
Kawagishi Station; 川岸駅
	Kawagishi Station, August 2007
Location	3-15-25 Kawagishi, Okaya-shi, Nagano-ken 394-0045; Japan
Coordinates	36°1′58.7″N 138°1′19.1″E
Elevation	757.4 meters[1]
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company; Central Japan Railway Company;
Line(s)	■Chūō Main Line; ■ Iida Line;
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 October 1923
Passengers
FY2011	91
Services
Location
	Kawagishi Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kawagishi Station Kawagishi Station (Japan)

Kawagishi Station (川岸駅, Kawagishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, Japan jointly operated by JR Central and JR East. It is managed by JR East.[1]

Lines

Kawagishi Station is served by the old route of Chūō Main Line (Okaya-Shiojiri branch) and is 3.5 kilometers from the branching point of the line at Okaya Station and 213.9 from the terminus at Tokyo Station.[1] A small number of trains on the Iida Line also continue past the nominal terminus of the line at Tatsuno to stop at this station and the following Okaya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

station side	■ Chūō Main Line	for Tatsuno and Ono
	■ Iida Line	for Ina and Iida
opposite side	■ Chūō Main Line	for Okaya, Kami-Suwa and Tokyo

History

The station opened on 28 October 1923.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Tenryū River

References

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. 60. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[Shinano-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. 60. ISBN 9784784071647.