Saku-Uminokuchi Station

Saku-Uminokuchi Station 佐久海ノ口駅
Saku-Uminokuchi Station, March 2013
General information
Location	975 Uminokuchi, Minamimaki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1302 Japan
Coordinates	36.0212°N 138.4908°E / 36.0212; 138.4908
Elevation	1064 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	39.7 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 December 1932
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Umijiri towards Komoro Koumi Line Saku-Hirose towards Kobuchizawa
Location Saku-Uminokuchi Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Saku-Uminokuchi Station Saku-Uminokuchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Station building, April 2013

Saku-Uminokuchi Station (佐久海ノ口駅, Saku-Uminokuchi-eki) is a train station in Uminokuchi in the village of Minamimaki, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Saku-Uminokuchi Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 39.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

station side	■ Koumi Line	for Kiyosato and Kobuchizawa
opp side	■ Koumi Line	for Koumi and Komoro

History

Saku-Uminokuchi Station opened on 27 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 2012.[1]

Surrounding area

• Uminokuchi Post Office
• Chikuma River
• National Route 14

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Uminokuchi Station - a railway station on the Ōito Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Taira in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, 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. 156. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)