Kami-Nagatoro Station

Kami-Nagatoro Station

上長瀞駅
Kami-Nagatoro Station; 上長瀞駅
	Kami-Nagatoro Station, March 2006
General information
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)
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: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station

History

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

Arakawa River
National Route 140
Saitama Prefectural Natural History Museum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１０巻　上越・秩父エリア. Japan: Kodansha. p. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Kami-Nagatoro Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) Template:Ja icon
Kami-Nagatoro Station timetable Template:Ja icon

36°05′10″N 139°06′48″E / 36.08611°N 139.11333°E / 36.08611; 139.11333

[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[kawashima2011_Vol.10-2] Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１０巻　上越・秩父エリア. Japan: Kodansha. p. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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