Daigakumae Station (大学前駅, Daigakumae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Daigakumae Station 大学前駅
Daigakumae Station in October 2009
General information
Location	284-5 Kamimukai, Shimonogō, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-1211 Japan
Coordinates	36°22′15.39″N 138°12′54.66″E
Operated by	Ueda Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Bessho Line
Distance	5.2 km from Ueda
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	BE08
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 June 1921
Passengers
FY2015	777 daily
Location
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Lines

Daigakumae Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 5.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 17 June 1921 as Shimohongō Station (下本郷駅) It was renamed Honshu Daigaku Mae Station (本州大学前駅) on 1 June 1966 and renamed again to its present name on 1 May 1974.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 777 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]

Surrounding area

• Nagano University
• Ueda Women's Junior College
• Nagano Prefectural Institute of Technology

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Daigakumae Station (Nagano) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)