Minami-Otari Station (南小谷駅, Minami-Otari-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The station is numbered "9".[2] The station is on the electrical borderline of the JR East and JR West systems and operations are shared between the two companies.[1] The section north of this station, operated by JR West is not electrified and all JR East services terminate here.
Ōito Line9 Minami-Otari Station 南小谷駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 10356 Chikuni, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9422 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°46′29″N 137°54′30″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 513.1 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■■ Ōito Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 70.1 km from Matsumoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 29, 1935 (1935-11-29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 121 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minami-Otari Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano PrefectureMinami-Otari Station Minami-Otari Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minami-Otari Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 70.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
Minami-Otari Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
| 1,2,3 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hakuba, Shinano-Ōmachi, Matsumoto and Shinjuku |
| 2,3 | ■ Ōito Line | for Itoigawa |
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 121 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Stations of the Ōito Line (Matsumoto - Minami-Otari) | |
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Stations of the Ōito Line (Minami-Otari - Itoigawa) | |
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