Kawanakajima Station


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Kawanakajima Station is a railway station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines

Kawanakajima Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 4.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinonoi Station. Shinanoi Line and Shinano Railway trains also stop at this station after continuing past the nominal terminus of these lines at Shinanoi en route to. The station is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

Kawanakajima Station opened on 20 July 1917. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,585 passengers daily.

Surrounding area