Kaize Station (海瀬駅, Kaize-eki) is a train station in the town of Sakuho, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Kaize Station 海瀬駅
Kaize Station, September 2008
General information
Location	Kaize, Sakuho-machi, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-0503 Japan
Coordinates	36.1560°N 138.4861°E / 36.1560; 138.4861
Elevation	755.2 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	56.5 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 March 1919
Passengers
FY2011	137
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Haguroshita towards Komoro Koumi Line Yachiho towards Kobuchizawa
Location
Kaize Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Kaize Station Kaize Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kaize Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 56.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Kaize Station opened on 11 March 1919.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Sakuho Town Hall
• Sakuho Elementary School
• Sakuho Middle School
• National Route 299

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaize Station (Nagano).

• JR East station information (in Japanese)