Narai Station

Railway station in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°58′09″N 137°48′58″E / 35.9692°N 137.8160°E / 35.9692; 137.8160Elevation933.8 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Chūō Main LineDistance243.2 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusStaffedHistoryOpened1 December 1909; 114 years ago (1909-12-01)PassengersFY201563 daily

Location
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Narai Station (奈良井駅, Narai-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Narai Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 243.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 153.7 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge to the station building, which dates from the opening of the station. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Shiojiri and Nagano
2	■ Chūō Main Line	siding
3	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Kiso-Hirasawa		Local		Yabuhara

History

Narai Station was opened on 1 December 1909. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 63 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.