Niekawa Station

Railway station in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°00′50″N 137°51′39″E / 36.0138°N 137.8609°E / 36.0138; 137.8609Elevation871.6 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Chūō Main LineDistance236.2 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened1 December 1909; 114 years ago (1909-12-01)PassengersFY2015108 daily

Location
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Niekawa Station (贄川駅, Niekawa-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Niekawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 236.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 160.7 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge to the station building, which dates from the opening of the station. However, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

Niekawa 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 108 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.