Nishi-Ueda Station
Nishi-Ueda Station (西上田駅, Nishi-Ueda-eki) is a railway station on the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway, in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. The station also has a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
→:for Ueda
←:for Tekuno-Sakaki
Lines
Nishi-Ueda Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 44.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only one side of one of the island platforms is used, giving the station a one side/one island platform configuration serving three tracks.
Platforms
←:for Tekuno-Sakaki
| 1 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Ueda, Komoro and Karuizawa |
| 2 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | |
| 3 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Togura, Shinonoi and Nagano |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinano Railway Line | ||||
| Ueda | Local | Tekuno-Sakaki | ||
History
The station opened on 1 June 1920 as Kita-Shiojiri Station (北塩尻駅). It was renamed Nishi-Ueda on 10 April 1956.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,764 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
National Route 18- Ueda Nishi High School
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. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
