Nishi-Ueda Station
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Nishi-Ueda Station 西上田駅 | |||||
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![]() Nishi-Ueda Station in May 2009 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Shimo-Shiojiri, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 36°25′02″N 138°12′31″E / 36.4171°N 138.2086°E | ||||
Elevation | 421 m[citation needed] | ||||
Operated by | |||||
Line(s) | ■ Shinano Railway Line | ||||
Distance | 44.4 km from Karuizawa | ||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 June 1920 | ||||
Previous names | Kita-Shiojiri Station (until 1956) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2011 | 1,764 daily | ||||
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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).
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.[1]
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Platform_layout_island_side_1.png)
←: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 | » | ||
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Shinano Railway Line | ||||
Ueda | Local | Tekuno-Sakaki |
History
The station opened on 1 June 1920 as Kita-Shiojiri Station (北塩尻駅).[1] It was renamed Nishi-Ueda on 10 April 1956.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,764 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 18
- Ueda Nishi High School
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja)
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
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- Coordinates on Wikidata
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- Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia
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- Stations of Shinano Railway
- Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1920
- Shinano Railway Line
- Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company
- Ueda, Nagano