Kamisakai Station

Railway station in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°56′16″N 138°25′09″E / 36.9379°N 138.4192°E / 36.9379; 138.4192Elevation324.4 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Iiyama LineDistance31.3 kilometers from ToyonoPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusunstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened6 July 1923Previous namesNqzawa-Onsen (to 1944)PassengersFY201114 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Togarinozawa-Onsen towards Nagano		Iiyama Line		Kami-Kuwanagawa towards Echigo-Kawaguchi

Location
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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".

Lines

Kamisakai Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 31.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

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.^[1]

Surrounding area

Chikuma River
National Route 117

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 25. ISBN 9784784071647.