Usuda Station
Usuda Station 臼田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Usuda Station, November 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 157-2 Shimogoe, Saku-shi, Nagano-ken 384-0414 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°11′38″N 138°29′19″E / 36.1939°N 138.4885°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 709.6 meters[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Koumi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 60.9 km from Kobuchizawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 December 1915 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Santanda Station (to 1963) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 235 | ||||||||||
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Usuda Station (臼田駅, Usuda-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
[edit]Usuda Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 60.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| station side | ■ Koumi Line | for Koumi and Kobuchizawa |
| opposite side | ■ Koumi Line | for Nakagomi and Komoro |
History
[edit]Usuda Station opened on 28 December 1915 as the Sandanda Station (三反田駅). It was renamed Santanda Station on 1 September 1934, and renamed to its present name on 1 October 1963.[1] With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal year 2015 the station was used by an average of 235 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- former Usuda Town Hall
- Usuda Middle School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. 145. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)