Saku-Uminokuchi Station

Saku-Uminokuchi Station (佐久海ノ口駅, Saku-Uminokuchi-eki) is a train station in Uminokuchi in the village of Minamimaki, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Saku-Uminokuchi Station

佐久海ノ口駅
Saku-Uminokuchi Station, March 2013
General information
Location975 Uminokuchi, Minamimaki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1302
Japan
Coordinates36°01′16″N 138°29′27″E / 36.0212°N 138.4908°E / 36.0212; 138.4908
Elevation1064 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Koumi Line
Distance39.7 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 December 1932
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Umijiri
towards Komoro
Koumi Line Saku-Hirose
towards Kobuchizawa
Location
Saku-Uminokuchi Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Saku-Uminokuchi Station
Saku-Uminokuchi Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Saku-Uminokuchi Station is located in Japan
Saku-Uminokuchi Station
Saku-Uminokuchi Station
Saku-Uminokuchi Station (Japan)
Station building, April 2013

Lines

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Saku-Uminokuchi Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 39.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

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station side  Koumi Line for Kiyosato and Kobuchizawa
opp side  Koumi Line for Koumi and Komoro

History

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Saku-Uminokuchi Station opened on 27 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 2012.[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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. 156. ISBN 9784784071647.
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