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Railway station in Chikuhoku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Nishijō Station
西条駅
Nishijō Station, August 2010
General information
Location4152 Nishijō, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7501
Japan
Coordinates36°24′02″N 138°00′44″E / 36.40056°N 138.01222°E / 36.40056; 138.01222
Elevation661.9 meters
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shinonoi Line
Distance37.2 km from Shiojiri
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1900
Passengers
FY2015178
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Akashinatowards Shiojiri Shinonoi LineRapid
(limited service) 		Sakakita(limited service)towards Nagano
Shinonoi LineLocal & Rapid Misuzu Sakakitatowards Nagano
Location
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Nishijō Station (西条駅, Nishijō-eki) is a train station in the village of Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishijō Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 37.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.

Platforms

1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shinonoi and Nagano
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
3 ■ Shinonoi Line (siding)

History

Nishijō Station opened on 1 November 1900. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 178 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. 84. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

Stations of the Shinonoi Line
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