Minami-Ōmachi Station

Ōito Line24
Minami-Ōmachi Station

南大町駅
Ōito Line24; Minami-Ōmachi Station; 南大町駅
	Minami-Ōmachi Station in September 2009
General information
Location	Ōmachi-Ōshindenchō, Ōmachi-shi, Nagano-ken 398-0002; Japan
Coordinates	36°29′29″N 137°51′23″E / 36.4913°N 137.8564°E / 36.4913; 137.8564
Elevation	710.2 meters
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	34.0 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	24
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 February 1935
Previous names	Shōwa Station (to 1937)
Passengers
FY2011	158
Services
Location
	Minami-Ōmachi Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Minami-Ōmachi Station Minami-Ōmachi Station (Japan)

Minami-Ōmachi Station (南大町駅, Minami-Ōmachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Minami-Ōmachi Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 34.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

Minami-Ōmachi Station opened on 1 February 1935 as Shōwa Station (昭和駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1937.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Takase River
National Route 147

References

^ a b c d e 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. 109. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

Media related to Minami-Ōmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[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. 109. ISBN 9784784071647.