Kami-Nagatoro Station

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Kami-Nagatoro Station
上長瀞駅
File:Kaminagatoro sta.jpg
Kami-Nagatoro Station, March 2006
Location 1524-1 Nagatoro, Nagatoro, Chichibu, Saitama
(秩父郡長瀞町長瀞1524-1)
Japan
Operated by Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Kunikami (until 1928)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2000) 349 daily

Kami-Nagatoro Station (上長瀞駅 Kami-Nagatoro-eki?) is a railway station in Nagatoro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Kami-Nagatoro Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 47.6 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks in total. Track 3 is a bidirectional line normally used by freight services only.[2]

Platforms

1  Chichibu Main Line for Chichibu Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line)
2  Chichibu Main Line for Yorii, Kumagaya and Hanyū

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Nagatoro Local Oyahana
Paleo Express: no stop
Chichibuji: no stop

History

File:Chichibu 504 Oyahana Viaduct 20110425.jpg
A limestone freight train crosses the Oyahana Viaduct over the Arakawa River near Kami-Nagatoro Station, April 2011

The station opened on 29 December 1915, initially as Kunikami Station (国神駅?). The station was renamed Kami-Nagatoro from 15 May 1928.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 349 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

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External links

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