Okaya Station
CO59 Okaya Station 岡谷駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Okaya Station in May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Honchō, Okaya-shi, Nagano-ken 394-0028 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 766 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | CO59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 November 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 3,167 (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Okaya Station (岡谷駅, Okaya-eki) is a railway station in Honchō, Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by JR Central and JR East. It is managed by JR East.
Lines
[edit | edit source]Okaya Station is a terminus of the old route of the Chuo Main Line (Okaya-Shiojiri branch), and is 210.4 km from Tokyo Station. A small number of trains on the Iida Line also continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Tatsuno to stop at this station and the previous Kawagishi Station.
Station layout
[edit | edit source]The station consists of one ground-level side platform with a cut-out serving two tracks, and one ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit | edit source]| 0 | ■ Iida Line | for Tatsuno, Iida, and Ina |
| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kami-Suwa,Kōfu, and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Iida Line | for Tatsuno, Ina, and Iida |
| ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto and Nagano for Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Tokyo | |
| 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
| ■ Iida Line | for Tatsuno, Ida, and Ina |
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The platforms viewed from above in May 2017 -
A JR Central 313 series EMU on an Iida Line service in May 2017
Bus terminal
[edit | edit source]Highway buses
[edit | edit source]- Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station[2]
- Alpen Suwa; For Kyōto Station, Momoyamadai Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Umeda Station[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The station opened on 25 November 1905. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Station numbering introduced on the line from February 2025, with the station being assigned number CO59.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit | edit source]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,167 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ [1] JR East
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External links
[edit | edit source]- JR East station information (in Japanese)
