Karuizawa Station

Karuizawa Station
軽井沢駅

North side of the station
Location Karuizawa, Karuizawa, Kitasaku, Nagano
（長野県北佐久郡軽井沢町軽井沢）
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1888
Traffic
Passengers (JR East, FY2011) 2,732 daily
Shinkansen gate (from inside)
Shinano Railway Line platform, July 2016

Karuizawa Station (軽井沢駅 Karuizawa-eki) is a railway station in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated jointly by the JR Group company East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Shinano Railway.

Lines

Karuizawa Station is served by the JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Kanazawa via Nagano. It is also served by the third-sector Shinano Railway Line which operates between Karuizawa and Nagano.

Station layout

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

JR East platforms

The shinkansen station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

1/2 ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
3/4 ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa

Shinano Railway platforms

1/2 ■ Shinano Railway Line for Komoro, Ueda, Shinonoi, and Nagano

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Kagayaki: Does not stop at this station
Takasaki or
Annaka-Haruna		   Hakutaka   Sakudaira
Annaka-Haruna   Asama   Sakudaira
Shinano Railway Line
Terminus Local Naka-Karuizawa

History

Preserved old station building

The station began service on December 1, 1888, as the terminal of the Japanese Government Railways between Naoetsu (near the Sea of Japan coast) and Karuizawa. The line was extended from Karuizawa to Yokokawa through the Usui Pass on April 1, 1893, completing the trunk line between Takasaki (connecting to a Nippon Railway line to Ueno Station in Tokyo) and Naoetsu, which was later named the Shinetsu Main Line. At Karuizawa, all trains were coupled with or separated from helper locomotives that were required for all trains to go through the Usui Pass section.

When the Japanese National Railways (JNR) were divided and privatized on April 1, 1987, Shinetsu Main Line became a part of the system of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On October 1, 1997, JR East opened the Nagano Shinkansen with a stop at Karuizawa. At the same time, JR East ceased to operate the conventional Shinetsu Main Line between Yokokawa and Shinonoi, of which, the section between Yokokawa and Karuizawa (Usui Pass) was closed permanently and the remaining section was transferred to Shinano Railway. Since then, Karuizawa Station has been shared by JR East and Shinano Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the JR East station was used by an average of 2,732 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Hotels

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅情報（軽井沢駅） [Station Information (Karuizawa Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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Coordinates: 36°20′33.18″N 138°38′6.22″E / 36.3425500°N 138.6350611°E / 36.3425500; 138.6350611

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