Usuda Station

Usuda Station 臼田駅
Usuda Station, November 2009
General information
Location	157-2 Shimogoe, Saku-shi, Nagano-ken 384-0414 Japan
Coordinates	36.1939°N 138.4885°E / 36.1939; 138.4885
Elevation	709.6 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	60.9 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 December 1915
Previous names	Santanda Station (to 1963)
Passengers
FY2015	235
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tatsuokajō towards Komoro Koumi Line Aonuma towards Kobuchizawa
Location Usuda Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Usuda Station Usuda Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Usuda Station (臼田駅, Usuda-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Usuda Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 60.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

station side	■ Koumi Line	for Koumi and Kobuchizawa
opposite side	■ Koumi Line	for Nakagomi and Komoro

History

Usuda Station opened on 28 December 1915 as the Sandanda Station (三反田駅). It was renamed Santanda Station on 1 September 1934, and renamed to its present name on 1 October 1963.^[1] With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2015 the station was used by an average of 235 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• former Usuda Town Hall
• Usuda Middle School

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. 145. ISBN 9784784071647.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)