Nojiri Station

Location
	Nojiri Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nojiri Station Nojiri Station (Japan)

Nojiri Station

野尻駅
Nojiri Station; 野尻駅
General information
Location	Nojiri, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5504; Japan
Coordinates	35°40′22″N 137°38′07″E / 35.6728°N 137.6354°E
Elevation	522.2 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	288.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	1 September 1909; 115 years ago
Passengers
FY2015	116 daily
Location
Location
	Nojiri Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nojiri Station Nojiri Station (Japan)

Nojiri Station (野尻駅, Nojiri-eki) is a railway station in the village of Ōkuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Nojiri Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 288.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 108.1 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has one opposed ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge with the wooden station building, which dates from the 1909 construction of the station. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Ōkuwa		Local		Jūnikane

History

Nojiri Station was opened on 1 September 1909. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 116 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Ōkuwa Elementary School
Nojiri Post Office
Kiso River
National Route 19
Nojiri-juku (Nakasendō)

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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.

[Shinano-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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.

[Nagano_2015stats-2] 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.

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