Nobeyama Station (野辺山駅, Nobeyama-eki) is a railway station on the Koumi Line in the village of Minamimaki in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is the highest JR station in Japan.
Nobeyama Station 野辺山駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Nobeyama Station in August 2011 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 306 Nobeyama, Minamimaki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1305 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°57′19″N 138°28′28″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 1,345.67 meters[1] | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Koumi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 23.4 km from Kobuchizawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 29 November 1935 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1983 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2015 | 165 daily | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Nobeyama Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture![]() ![]() Nobeyama Station Nobeyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Nobeyama Station is served by the 78.9 km (49.0 mi) Koumi Line and is 23.4 km (14.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A sign on the platform proclaims it to be the highest JR station in Japan, located at 1,345.67 m (4,414.9 ft) above sea level.[1]
1 | ■ Koumi Line | for Sakudaira and Komoro |
2 | ■ Koumi Line | for Kiyosato and Kobuchizawa |
3 | ■ Koumi Line | (passing loop) |
Nobeyama Station opened on 29 November 1935.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2] The current station building was completed in March 1983.[1]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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