Kami-Nagatoro Station

Location
	Kami-Nagatoro Station Location within Japan

Kami-Nagatoro Station

上長瀞駅
Kami-Nagatoro Station; 上長瀞駅
	Kami-Nagatoro Station in November 2013
General information
Location	1524-1 Nagatoro, Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken; Japan
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	47.6 km from Hanyū
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
History
Opened	29 December 1915
Previous names	Kunikami (until 1928)
Passengers
FY2011	259 daily
Location
Location
	Kami-Nagatoro Station Location within Japan

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

Lines

Kami-Nagatoro Station is served by the 71.7 km 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

The platforms looking west in November 2013

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station
Nagatoro	Local	Oyahana

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 259 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Arakawa River
National Route 140
Saitama Prefectural Natural History Museum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 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 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

External links

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

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[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 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

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