Doai Station
Doai Station 土合駅 | |
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 Doai Station in July 2010 | |
| Location |
218-2 Yubiso, Tone, Minakami, Gunma （群馬県利根郡みなかみ町湯桧曽218-2） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Jōetsu Line |
| Distance | 69.3 km from Takasaki |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 December 1936 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2011) | 22 daily |
| Location | |
  Doai Station Location within Japan | |
Doai Station (土合駅 Doai Eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Doai Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 69.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
Doai Station is unusual in that it has two single side platforms, one of which is elevated, and the other is located underground within the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. The station is unattended. The underground platform for the northbound trains (to Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka) is located 70 metres (230 ft) under ground, in the middle of the 13,490-metre (44,260 ft) long Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. It takes 10 minutes to walk the 486 steps from the ticket gate to the platform. The aboveground platform for the southbound trains (to Minakami) is at ground level. The climb up the steps from the underground platform features at the start of the novel, NHK dramatization and movie versions of Climber's High by Hideo Yokoyama.
Platforms
| underground | ■ Joetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Urasa, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
| aboveground | ■ Joetsu Line | for Minakami, Takasaki, and Ueno |
The underground platform
The bottom of the steps at the underground platform
The ground-level platform
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joetsu Line | ||||
| Yubiso | Local | Tsuchitaru | ||
History
The station opened on 19 December 1936. On 27 September 1967, the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel opened, and the Joetsu Line was double-tracked; the underground-level platform in this tunnel was opened. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Mount Tanigawa (one of the "100 famous mountains in Japan")
- National Route 291
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doai Station. |
- Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°49′52.8″N 138°58′1.6″E / 36.831333°N 138.967111°E