Nishi-Ueda Station

Nishi-Ueda Station (西上田駅, Nishi-Ueda-eki) is a railway station on the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway, in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. The station also has a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Nishi-Ueda Station

西上田駅
Nishi-Ueda Station in May 2009
General information
LocationShimo-Shiojiri, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken
Japan
Coordinates36.4171°N 138.2086°E / 36.4171; 138.2086
Elevation421 m
Operated by
Line(s)■ Shinano Railway Line
Distance44.4 km from Karuizawa
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1920
Previous namesKita-Shiojiri Station (until 1956)
Passengers
FY20111,764 daily
Location
Nishi-Ueda Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Nishi-Ueda Station
Nishi-Ueda Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Nishi-Ueda Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Ueda Station
Nishi-Ueda Station
Nishi-Ueda Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Ueda Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 44.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only one side of one of the island platforms is used, giving the station a one side/one island platform configuration serving three tracks.

Platforms
→:for Ueda
←:for Tekuno-Sakaki
1 ■ Shinano Railway Line for Ueda, Komoro and Karuizawa
2 ■ Shinano Railway Line
3 ■ Shinano Railway Line for Togura, Shinonoi and Nagano

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shinano Railway Line
Ueda   Local   Tekuno-Sakaki

History

The station opened on 1 June 1920 as Kita-Shiojiri Station (北塩尻駅).[1] It was renamed Nishi-Ueda on 10 April 1956.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,764 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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