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Railway station in Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

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Kami-Nagatoro Station
上長瀞駅
Kami-Nagatoro Station in November 2013
General information
Location1524-1 Nagatoro, Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 369-1305
Japan
Coordinates36°05′10″N 139°06′48″E / 36.08611°N 139.11333°E / 36.08611; 139.11333
Operated by[REDACTED] Chichibu Railway
Line(s)Chichibu Main Line
Distance47.6 km from Hanyū
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 December 1915
Previous namesKunikami (until 1928)
Passengers
FY2018263 daily
Services
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station
OyahanaCR26towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main LineLocal NagatoroCR24towards Hanyū
Location
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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.

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
  • The platforms looking west in November 2013 The platforms looking west in November 2013

History

A limestone freight train crossing the Oyahana Viaduct over the Arakawa River near Kami-Nagatoro Station in April 2011

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

[REDACTED] Media related to Kami-Nagatoro Station at Wikimedia Commons

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