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Shinano-Oiwake Station

Railway station in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°20′09″N 138°33′31″E / 36.3357°N 138.5586°E / 36.3357; 138.5586Elevation957 m^{[citation needed]}Operated by

Shinano RailwayLine(s)■ Shinano Railway LineDistance7.2 km from KaruizawaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1923PassengersFY2011456 daily

Location
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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.

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 456 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Site of Oiwake-juku

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.