Karuizawa Station
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Karuizawa Station 軽井沢駅 | |
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 North side of the station | |
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| Location | Karuizawa, Karuizawa, Kitasaku, Nagano （長野県北佐久郡軽井沢町軽井沢） Japan |
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| Opened | 1888 |
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| JR East, FY2011 | 2,732 daily |
Karuizawa Station (軽井沢駅, Karuizawa-eki) is a railway station in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated jointly by the JR Group company East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Shinano Railway.
Lines
Karuizawa Station is served by the JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Kanazawa via Nagano. It is also served by the third-sector Shinano Railway Line which operates between Karuizawa and Nagano.
Station layout
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
JR East platforms
The shinkansen station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.
| 1/2 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Takasaki, Saitama, and Tokyo |
| 3/4 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa |
Shinano Railway platforms
| 1/2 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Komoro, Nagano, Shinonoi, and Nagano |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Kagayaki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Takasaki or Annaka-Haruna |
Hakutaka | Sakudaira | ||
| Annaka-Haruna | Asama | Sakudaira | ||
| Shinano Railway Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Naka-Karuizawa | ||
History
The station began service on December 1, 1888, as the terminal of the Japanese Government Railways between Naoetsu (near the Sea of Japan coast) and Karuizawa. The line was extended from Karuizawa to Yokokawa through the Usui Pass on April 1, 1893, completing the trunk line between Takasaki (connecting to a Nippon Railway line to Ueno Station in Tokyo) and Naoetsu, which was later named the Shinetsu Main Line. At Karuizawa, all trains were coupled with or separated from helper locomotives that were required for all trains to go through the Usui Pass section.
When the Japanese National Railways (JNR) were divided and privatized on April 1, 1987, Shinetsu Main Line became a part of the system of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On October 1, 1997, JR East opened the Nagano Shinkansen with a stop at Karuizawa. At the same time, JR East ceased to operate the conventional Shinetsu Main Line between Yokokawa and Shinonoi, of which, the section between Yokokawa and Karuizawa (Usui Pass) was closed permanently and the remaining section was transferred to Shinano Railway. Since then, Karuizawa Station has been shared by JR East and Shinano Railway.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the JR East station was used by an average of 2,732 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza
- Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort
Hotels
- Karuizawa Prince Hotel
- Mampei Hotel
- Mikasa Hotel
See also
References
- ^ 各駅情報（軽井沢駅） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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