Shiroshita Station (城下駅, Shiroshita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.
Shiroshita Station 城下駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shiroshita Station in April 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 982 Suwagata-Nakata, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-0032 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°23′33.13″N 138°14′33.36″E / 36.3925361°N 138.2426000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ueda Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Bessho Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 0.8 km from Ueda | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BE02 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 June 1921 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Miyoshichō (to 1927) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 18 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShiroshita Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 0.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Statuion.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| "south" | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Shimonogō and Bessho-Onsen |
| "north" | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Ueda |
History
editThe station opened on 17 June 1921 as Miyoshichō Station (三好町駅). It was renamed Shiroshita Station in December 1927.
Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Shiroshita being assigned station number BE02.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 18 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Miyoshichō Post Office
- Shiroshita Elementary School
- Chikuma River
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "上田電鉄別所線 駅番号（駅ナンバリング）導入について" [Introduction of station numbers on the Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line] (PDF). uedadentetsu.com (in Japanese). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "【上田電鉄】駅ナンバリング導入" [Information Regarding Station Numbering on the Ueda Electric Railway]. Rail Hobidas Online. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ 84 地方鉄道(JRを除く)駅別乗降旅客人員 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
External links
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Media related to Shiroshita Station (Nagano) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)