Kamisakai Station

Kamisakai Station (上境駅, Kamisakai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). In older station photos, its name is hyphenated "Kami-Sakai".

Kamisakai Station 上境駅
Kamisakai Station, December 2006
General information
Location	Ichiyama, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2602 Japan
Coordinates	36.9379°N 138.4192°E / 36.9379; 138.4192
Elevation	324.4 metres (1,064 ft)
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	31.3 kilometres (19.4 mi) from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 July 1923
Previous names	Nqzawa-Onsen (to 1944)
Passengers
FY2011	14
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Togarinozawa-Onsen towards Nagano Iiyama Line Kami-Kuwanagawa towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location Kamisakai Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kamisakai Station Kamisakai Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamisakai Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 31.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Kamisakai Station opened on 6 July 1923 as Nozawa Onsen Station (野沢温泉駅). It was renamed to its present name with the nationalisation of the Iiyama line on 1 June 1944. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in December 2006.

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River
• National Route 117

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)