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	Nishi-Ueda Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nishi-Ueda Station Nishi-Ueda Station (Japan)

Nishi-Ueda Station

西上田駅
Nishi-Ueda Station; 西上田駅
	Nishi-Ueda Station in May 2009
General information
Location	Shimo-Shiojiri, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken; Japan
Coordinates	36°25′02″N 138°12′31″E / 36.4171°N 138.2086°E
Elevation	421 m[citation needed]
Operated by	Shinano Railway; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Shinano Railway Line
Distance	44.4 km from Karuizawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1920
Previous names	Kita-Shiojiri Station (until 1956)
Passengers
FY2011	1,764 daily
Location
Location
	Nishi-Ueda Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nishi-Ueda Station Nishi-Ueda Station (Japan)

Nishi-Ueda Station (西上田駅, Nishi-Ueda-eki) is a railway station on the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway, in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. The station also has a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Nishi-Ueda Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 44.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only one side of one of the island platforms is used, giving the station a one side/one island platform configuration serving three tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Ueda, Komoro and Karuizawa
2	■ Shinano Railway Line
3	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Togura, Shinonoi and Nagano

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinano Railway Line
Ueda		Local		Tekuno-Sakaki

History

The station opened on 1 June 1920 as Kita-Shiojiri Station (北塩尻駅).^[1] It was renamed Nishi-Ueda on 10 April 1956.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,764 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 18
Ueda Nishi High School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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Nishi-Ueda Station