Minami-Ōmachi Station

Ōito Line24 Minami-Ōmachi Station 南大町駅
Minami-Ōmachi Station in September 2009
General information
Location	Ōmachi-Ōshindenchō, Ōmachi-shi, Nagano-ken 398-0002 Japan
Coordinates	36.4913°N 137.8564°E / 36.4913; 137.8564
Elevation	710.2 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	34.0 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	24
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 February 1935
Previous names	Shōwa Station (to 1937)
Passengers
FY2011	158
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinano-Ōmachi 23 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Shinano-Tokiwa 25 towards Matsumoto
Location Minami-Ōmachi Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Minami-Ōmachi Station Minami-Ōmachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Minami-Ōmachi Station (南大町駅, Minami-Ōmachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Minami-Ōmachi Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 34.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto 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

Minami-Ōmachi Station opened on 1 February 1935 as Shōwa Station (昭和駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1937.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Takase River
• National Route 147

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 109. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

Media related to Minami-Ōmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)