Shinano-Oiwake Station

Shinano-Oiwake Station (信濃追分駅, Shinano-Oiwake-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in Oiwake, in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Shinano-Oiwake Station 信濃追分駅
Shinano-Oiwake Station in October 2013
General information
Location	1092 Oiwake, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0115 Japan
Coordinates	36.3357°N 138.5586°E / 36.3357; 138.5586
Elevation	957 m
Operated by	Shinano Railway
Line(s)	■ Shinano Railway Line
Distance	7.2 km from Karuizawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1923
Passengers
FY2011	456 daily
Location Shinano-Oiwake Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Shinano-Oiwake Station Shinano-Oiwake Station (Japan)

Tracks

Lines

Shinano-Oiwake Station is served by the 65.1 km Shinano Railway Line, and is 7.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Karuizawa
2	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Komoro, Ueda, and Nagano

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinano Railway Line
Naka-Karuizawa		Local		Miyota

History

The station opened on 1 October 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 456 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Site of Oiwake-juku

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shinano-Oiwake Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)