Bessho-Onsen Station
Bessho-Onsen Station (別所温泉駅, Bessho-Onsen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.
Bessho-Onsen Station 別所温泉駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bessho-Onsen Station in August 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1853-3 Bessho-Onsen, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-1431 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°21′10.56″N 138°9′42.44″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ueda Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Bessho Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.6 km from Ueda | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BE15 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 June 1921 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 609 daily | ||||||||||
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  Bessho-Onsen Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Bessho-Onsen Station Bessho-Onsen Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Bessho-Onsen Station is the terminus of the Bessho Line and is 11.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ueda Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single dead headed track. The station formerly had a bay platform, but one side of the platform is no longer in use. The station is one of the few stations on the line which is staffed.
History
The station opened on 17 June 1921. The current station building was remodeled in 1950.
Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Bessho-Onsen being assigned station number BE15.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 609 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3]
Surrounding area
- Bessho-Onsen
- Kitamuki Kannon
- Anraku-ji (Ueda)
See also
References
- "上田電鉄別所線 駅番号（駅ナンバリング）導入について" [Introduction of station numbers on the Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line] (PDF). uedadentetsu.com (in Japanese). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "【上田電鉄】駅ナンバリング導入" [Information Regarding Station Numbering on the Ueda Electric Railway]. Rail Hobidas Online. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- 84 地方鉄道(JRを除く)駅別乗降旅客人員 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-25.
External links
Media related to Bessho-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)