Nishi-Ueda Station

Nishi-Ueda Station 西上田駅
Nishi-Ueda Station in May 2009
General information
Location	Shimo-Shiojiri, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken Japan
Coordinates	36.4171°N 138.2086°E / 36.4171; 138.2086
Elevation	421 m
Operated by	Shinano Railway JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Shinano Railway Line
Distance	44.4 km from Karuizawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1920
Previous names	Kita-Shiojiri Station (until 1956)
Passengers
FY2011	1,764 daily
Location Nishi-Ueda Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nishi-Ueda Station Nishi-Ueda Station (Japan)

Nishi-Ueda Station (西上田駅, Nishi-Ueda-eki) is a railway station on the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway, in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. The station also has a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Nishi-Ueda Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 44.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only one side of one of the island platforms is used, giving the station a one side/one island platform configuration serving three tracks.

Platforms

→:for Ueda
←:for Tekuno-Sakaki

1	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Ueda, Komoro and Karuizawa
2	■ Shinano Railway Line
3	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Togura, Shinonoi and Nagano

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinano Railway Line
Ueda		Local		Tekuno-Sakaki

History

The station opened on 1 June 1920 as Kita-Shiojiri Station (北塩尻駅). It was renamed Nishi-Ueda on 10 April 1956.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,764 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• National Route 18
• Ueda Nishi High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)