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Tatsuokajō Station

Railway station in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°12′16″N 138°29′26″E / 36.2044°N 138.4906°E / 36.2044; 138.4906Elevation700.1 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Koumi Line Distance62.1 km from KobuchizawaPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened8 December 1915Previous namesOnara (to 1952)PassengersFY2011162 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōtabe towards Komoro		Koumi Line		Usuda towards Kobuchizawa

Location
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Tatsuokajō Station (龍岡城駅, Tatsuokajō-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Tatsuokajō Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 62.1 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. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

Tatsuokajō Station opened on 8 August 1915 as Onara Stop (大奈良停留場). It was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 September 1934. The station was closed from 1944 to 1952. It was renamed to its present name on its reopening on 1 March 1952.^[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

Tatsuoka Castle, a nearby star fort.

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. 144. ISBN 9784784071647.