Minami-Otari Station
Ōito Line9 Minami-Otari Station 南小谷駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minami-Otari Station in August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 10356 Chikuni, Otari Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9422 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°46′29″N 137°54′30″E / 36.77472°N 137.90833°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 513.1 m (1,683 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■■ Ōito Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 70.1 km (43.6 mi) from Matsumoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 November 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 121 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minami-Otari Station (南小谷駅, Minami-Otari-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The station is numbered "9".[2] The station is on the electrical borderline of the JR East and JR West systems and operations are shared between the two companies.[1] The section north of this station, operated by JR West is not electrified and all JR East services terminate here.
Prior to the March 15, 2025 timetable revision, one round-trip Azusa service per day (train numbers 5 and 46) also started and terminated at Minami-Otari. This train now only runs to Hakuba.[3]
Lines
Minami-Otari Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 70.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
Station layout
Minami-Otari Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
| 1,2,3 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hakuba, Shinano-Ōmachi, Matsumoto and Shinjuku |
| 2,3 | ■ Ōito Line | for Itoigawa |
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 121 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
- Otari village hall
- National Route 148
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 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. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ "大糸線に「駅ナンバー」を導入します" (PDF). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ "「特急あずさ」南小谷駅発着なくなる 白馬駅発着などに変更 夕方からの下り4本は東京駅始発に 15日からのダイヤ改正". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ 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.