Kaesa Station (替佐駅, Kaesa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kaesa Station 替佐駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kaesa Station in March 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Toyotsu, Nakano-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2101 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°46′09″N 138°19′24″E / 36.7691°N 138.3234°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 333.1 metres (1,093 ft)[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iiyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) from Toyono | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 October 1921 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 121 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKaesa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 8.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Togarinozawa-Onsen, Tōkamachi and Echigo-Kawaguchi |
| 2 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Nagano |
History
editKaesa Station opened on 20 October 1921.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 121 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- former Toyota village hall
- Chikuma River
National Route 117
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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. 37. 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 11 December 2016.
External links
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Media related to Kaesa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)