Kamikatagiri Station

Kamikatagiri Station (上片桐駅, Kamikatagiri-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Matsukawa, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Kamikatagiri Station 上片桐駅
Kamikatagiri Station in September 2009
General information
Location	Kamikatagiri, Matsukawa-cho, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-3301 Japan
Coordinates	35.6178°N 137.9041°E / 35.6178; 137.9041
Elevation	607 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	146.9 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	22 November 1920
Passengers
FY2016	384 (daily)
Location Kamikatagiri Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kamikatagiri Station Kamikatagiri Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamikatagiri Station is served by the Iida Line and is 146.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō
2	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Ina-Ōshima		Rapid Misuzu (快速みすず)		Nanakubo
Ina-Ōshima		Local		Ina-Tajima

History

Kamikatagiri Station opened on 22 November 1920. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in February 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 384 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Matsukawa High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kamikatagiri Station information (in Japanese)