Usuda Station

Railway station in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
36°11′38″N 138°29′19″E / 36.1939°N 138.4885°E / 36.1939; 138.4885Elevation709.6 meters[1]Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Koumi Line Distance60.9 km from KobuchizawaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened28 December 1915Previous namesSantanda Station (to 1963)PassengersFY2015235 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tatsuokajō
towards Komoro
 Koumi Line Aonuma
towards Kobuchizawa
Location
Usuda Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Usuda Station
Usuda Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
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Usuda Station is located in Japan
Usuda Station
Usuda Station
Usuda Station (Japan)
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Usuda Station (臼田駅, Usuda-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Usuda Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 60.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

station side ■ Koumi Line for Koumi and Kobuchizawa
opposite side ■ Koumi Line for Nakagomi and Komoro

History

Usuda Station opened on 28 December 1915 as the Sandanda Station (三反田駅). It was renamed Santanda Station on 1 September 1934, and renamed to its present name on 1 October 1963.[1] With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2015 the station was used by an average of 235 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • former Usuda Town Hall
  • Usuda Middle School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. 145. 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.

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Stations of the Koumi Line