Nishijō Station

Nishijō Station 西条駅
Nishijō Station, August 2010
General information
Location	4152 Nishijō, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7501 Japan
Coordinates	36°24′02″N 138°00′44″E
Elevation	661.9 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinonoi Line
Distance	37.2 km from Shiojiri
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1900
Passengers
FY2015	178
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Akashina towards Shiojiri Shinonoi Line Rapid (limited service) Sakakita (limited service) towards Nagano Shinonoi Line Local & Rapid Misuzu Sakakita towards Nagano
Location Nishijō Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Nishijō Station Nishijō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nishijō Station (西条駅, Nishijō-eki) is a train station in the village of Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishijō Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 37.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station is a Kan'i itaku station.

Platforms

1	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
2	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
3	■ Shinonoi Line	(siding)

History

Nishijō Station opened on 1 November 1900.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 178 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 403

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. 84. 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)