Kuramoto Station (Nagano)

Kuramoto Station

倉本駅
Kuramoto Station; 倉本駅
	Kuramoto Station in September 2008
General information
Location	Ogihara, Agematsu-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5608; Japan
Coordinates	35°43′59″N 137°42′51″E / 35.7330°N 137.7141°E / 35.7330; 137.7141
Elevation	610.1 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	277.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 September 1948; 75 years ago
Passengers
FY2015	19 daily
Location
	Kuramoto Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kuramoto Station Kuramoto Station (Japan)

Kuramoto Station (倉本駅, Kuramoto-eki) is a railway station in the town of Agematsu, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kuramoto Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 277.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 119.2 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Agematsu		Local		Suhara

History

Kuramoto Station began as "Tachimachi Signal Stop" on 1 May 1914. It was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 September 1948. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 19 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

References

^ a b c d 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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.

[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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.

[Nagano_2015stats-2] 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.