Kami-Nagatoro Station
Kami-Nagatoro Station (上長瀞駅, Kami-Nagatoro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Minano, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.
A limestone freight train crossing the Oyahana Viaduct over the Arakawa River near Kami-Nagatoro Station in April 2011
Lines
Kami-Nagatoro Station is served by the 71.7 km Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 47.6 km from Hanyū.
Station layout
The station is staffed and consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks in total. Track 3 is a bidirectional line normally used by freight services only.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Chichibu Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line) |
| 2 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Yorii, Kumagaya, and Hanyū |
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The platforms looking west in November 2013
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichibu Main Line | ||||
| Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Nagatoro | Local | Oyahana | ||
History
The station opened on 29 December 1915, initially as Kunikami Station (国神駅). The station was renamed Kami-Nagatoro from 15 May 1928.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 263 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Arakawa River
National Route 140- Saitama Prefectural Natural History Museum
See also
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１０巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
- ^ 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Kami-Nagatoro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kami-Nagatoro Station timetable (in Japanese)