Komagane Station (駒ヶ根駅, Komagane-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Komagane, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[1]

Komagane Station 駒ヶ根駅
Komagane Station in March 2011
General information
Location	1-1 Higashimachi, Komagane-shi, Nagano-ken 399-4106 Japan
Coordinates	35.7361°N 137.9370°E / 35.7361; 137.9370
Elevation	674 meters[1]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	165.6 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	31 October 1914
Previous names	Akaho Station (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2017	526 (daily)
Location
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Lines

Komagane Station is served by the Iida Line and is 165.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks.[1]

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 31 October 1914 as Akaho Station (赤穂駅). It was renamed Komagane on 1 October 1959. The present station building was completed in 1980.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 526 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Komagatake Ropeway
• National Route 153

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Komagane Station.

• Komagane Station information (in Japanese)