Nojiri Station

Nojiri Station 野尻駅
General information
Location	Nojiri, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5504 Japan
Coordinates	35.6728°N 137.6354°E / 35.6728; 137.6354
Elevation	522.2 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	288.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	1 September 1909 (1909-09-01)
Passengers
FY2015	116 daily
Location Nojiri Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nojiri Station Nojiri Station (Japan)

Nojiri Station (野尻駅, Nojiri-eki) is a railway station in the village of Ōkuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Nojiri Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 288.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 108.1 kilometers from Nagoya.

Layout

The station has one opposed ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge with the wooden station building, which dates from the 1909 construction of the station. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Ōkuwa		Local		Jūnikane

History

Nojiri Station was opened on 1 September 1909. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 116 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Ōkuwa Elementary School
• Nojiri Post Office
• Kiso River
• National Route 19
• Nojiri-juku (Nakasendō)

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan