Kami-Suwa Station 上諏訪駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Kami-Suwa Station forecourt in June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1 Suwa, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-0004 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°02′47″N 138°06′59″E / 36.0465°N 138.1165°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 761.9 meters [1] | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Chuo Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 201.9 kilometers from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 25 November 1905 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2017 | 4,367 per day | |||||||||||||||
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Kami-Suwa Station (上諏訪駅, Kami-Suwa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Suwa, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). [1]
Kami-Suwa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line with through trains to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It is located 201.9 kilometers from Tokyo Station. [1]
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency. [1]
1 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
2 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
3 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
■ Chuo Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
The station opened on 25 November 1905. [2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [2]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,367 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 4,742 [4] |
2005 | 4,598 [5] |
2010 | 4,320 [6] |
2015 | 4,339 [7] |