Azumi-Oiwake Station

Ōito Line30
Azumi-Oiwake Station

安曇追分駅
Ōito Line30; Azumi-Oiwake Station; 安曇追分駅
	Azumi-Oiwake Station, September 2008
General information
Location	3040-2 Hotaka-Kitahotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8302; Japan
Coordinates	36°22′17.242″N 137°52′23.21″E
Elevation	550.8 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	19.9 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 November 1915
Previous names	Alps-Oiwake Station (to 1919)
Passengers
FY2015	303
Services
Location
	Azumi-Oiwake Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Azumi-Oiwake Station Azumi-Oiwake Station (Japan)

Azumi-Oiwake Station (安曇追分駅, Azumi-Oiwake-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Azumi-Oiwake Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 19.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ōito Line	for Hotaka, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari

History

Azumi-Oiwake Station opened on 16 November 1915 as Alps-Oiwake Station (アルプス追分駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1919.[1] 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 2015.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Takasago River
National Route 147

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. 103. ISBN 9784784071647.
各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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. 103. ISBN 9784784071647.

[jreast2015stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.