Kita-Nakagomi Station

Railway station in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°15′17″N 138°28′35″E / 36.2548°N 138.4764°E / 36.2548; 138.4764Elevation692.4 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Koumi Line Distance68.4 km from KobuchizawaPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened8 August 1915Previous namesKubo Station (to 1944)PassengersFY2011282 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Iwamurada towards Komoro		Koumi Line		Namezu towards Kobuchizawa

Location
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Kita-Nakagomi Station (北中込駅, Kita-Nakagomi-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Kita-Nakagomi Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 68.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.^[1]

The shelter on the platform, 2023
The station sign

History

Kita-Nakagomi Station opened on 8 August 1915 as the 久保停留所 (Kubo Stop). It was elevated to a full station on 1 September 1934, and renamed to its present name on 1 March 1944.^[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).

Surrounding area

Saku City Hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. 140. ISBN 9784784071647.