Komoro Station (小諸駅, Komoro-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in Komoro, Nagano, Japan, jointly operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway and JR East. It is managed by the Shinano Railway.
Komoro Station 小諸駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Komoro Station in July 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1-1-1 Aioi-cho, Komoro-shi, Nagano-ken 384-0025 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.3266°N 138.4216°E / 36.3266; 138.4216 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 663.0 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | ![]()
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 15 December 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
FY2015 | 1,650 daily (JR East) 3,167 daily (Shinano Railway) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Komoro Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture![]() ![]() Komoro Station Komoro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Komoro Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 22.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station. It is also a station on the Koumi Line, and is 78.9 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kobuchizawa Station. From 1926 to 1936, the station was also used by the now defunct Nunobiki Electric Railway(ja).
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. May 2018, the three elevators were installed and the barrier-free environment was completed. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
1 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Karuizawa |
2 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Ueda, Shinonoi, and Nagano |
3 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for starting trains |
4/5 | ■ Koumi Line | for Nakagomi, Koumi and Kobuchizawa |
The station opened on 1 December 1888.[2]
In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 1,650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The Shinano Railway portion of the station was used by 3,167 passengers in Fiscal 2015.[4]
Stations of the Shinano Railway Line and related lines | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Railway abandoned | |
Shinano Railway Line | |
![]() |
|
Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line |
|
ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line |
|
![]() |
|
See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops |