Nagano_Station
Nagano Station
Railway station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Nagano Station (長野駅, Nagano-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Nagano Electric Railway (Nagaden).
Nagano Station 長野駅 | |
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 Nagano Station, Zenkoji-guchi Entrance | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kurita, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 380-0921 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36.643114°N 138.188058°E / 36.643114; 138.188058 |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) [1] |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 7 island platforms |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | N1 (Nagano Electric Railway) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1888; 135 years ago (1 May 1888) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 21,168 daily (JR East) 5,251 daily (Nagano Electric Railway) |
| Services | |
| Location | |
  Nagano Station Location within Japan | |
Nagano Station is served by the following lines.
- JR East
- Hokuriku Shinkansen (branded "Nagano Shinkansen" until March 2015), on which it is 222.4 kilometers from Tokyo Station
- Shinetsu Main Line
- Shinonoi Line
- Iiyama Line
- Shinano Railway Line
- Nagano Electric Railway Nagano Line
The JR East portion of the station has two elevated island platforms for the Shinkansen services, and three ground-level island platforms for local services, including onward services by Kita-Shinano Line trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
- Nagano Station Zenkoji Entrance
- Nagano Station East Entrance
- Concourse of JR station
- Entrance of Nagano Electric Railway (Nagaden)
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JR East
| 2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Toyono, Myōkō-Kōgen, and Naoetsu for Amori and Shinonoi |
| ■ Shinonoi Line & Chūō Main Line | for Shinonoi, Akashina, Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, and Kōfu | |
| ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Shinonoi, Ueda, Komoro, and Karuizawa | |
| 3 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Amori and Shinonoi |
| ■ Shinonoi Line & Chūō Main Line | for Shinonoi, Akashina, Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, and Kōfu | |
| ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Shinonoi, Ueda, Komoro, and Karuizawa | |
| 4 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Toyono, Iiyama, Togari-Nozawaonsen, Tōkamachi, and Echigo-Kawaguchi |
| 5 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Toyono, Myōkō-Kōgen, and Naoetsu for Amori and Shinonoi |
| ■ Shinonoi Line & Chūō Main Line | for Shinonoi, Akashina, Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, and Kōfu | |
| ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Shinonoi, Ueda, Komoro, and Karuizawa | |
| 6 | ■ Ltd. Exp. Shinano | for Shinonoi, Matsumoto and Nagoya |
| ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Toyono, Myōkō-Kōgen, and Naoetsu for Amori and Shinonoi | |
| ■ Shinonoi Line & Chūō Main Line | for Shinonoi, Akashina, Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, and Kōfu | |
| ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Shinonoi, Ueda, Komoro, and Karuizawa | |
| 7 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Toyono, Myōkō-Kōgen, and Naoetsu for Amori and Shinonoi |
| ■ Shinonoi Line & Chūō Main Line | for Shinonoi, Akashina, Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, and Kōfu | |
| ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Shinonoi, Ueda, Komoro, and Karuizawa | |
| 11-14 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Toyama, Kanazawa, Fukui and Tsuruga for Karuizawa, Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
The Shinkansen platforms use the tune "Shinano no Kuni" (the Nagano prefectural song) for the departure melody since January 2015.[2]
- local line Ticket gate, October 2021
- Shinkansen Ticket gate, October 2021
- Transfer Ticket gate, January 2022
- local line Platforms, October 2021
- Shinkansen Platforms, March 2019
Nagano Electric Railway
The Nagano Electric Railway platforms are located underground below the JR platforms. The Nagano Electric Railway has two island platforms serving three tracks.
| 1 | ■ Nagano Line | for Suzaka, Obuse, Shinshū-Nakano, and Yudanaka (Local trains) |
| 2 | ■ Nagano Line | for Suzaka, Obuse, Shinshū-Nakano, and Yudanaka (Limited express trains) |
| 3 | ■ Nagano Line | for Suzaka, Obuse, Shinshū-Nakano, and Yudanaka (Local trains) |
- Ticket gate, October 2021
- Ticket vending machines, October 2021
- Platforms, July 2009
Nagano Station opened on 1 May 1888.[3] When the Japanese National Railways (JNR) were divided and privatized on 1 April 1987, the station became a part of the system of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On 1 October 1997, JR East opened the Nagano Shinkansen with its terminus at Nagano.
Highway buses
- For Nerima Station, Nakano-sakaue Station, and Shinjuku Station[4]
- For Nerima Station, Shimo-Ochiai Station, and Ikebukuro Station[5]
- For Keisei Ueno Station, Asakusa, Tokyo Disney Resort, Nishi-Funabashi Station, and Narita International Airport
- For Sakudaira Station, Iwamurada Station, and Usuda[4]
- For Matsumoto Bus Terminal (Matsumoto Station)[4]
- For Hakuba-Goryu, Hakuba Station, Hakuba Happo, Tsugaike Kogen, and Hakuba-Norikura
- For Shinano-Ōmachi Station and Ōgizawa Station[4]
- Misuzu Highway Bus; For Matsumoto, Okaya, Ina, Komagane, and Iida Station[4]
- Seseragi; For Kamikōchi[4]
- For Nigata Station[6]
- For Kurobe,, Uozu, Namerikawa, and Toyama Station[6]
- Chuodo Kosoku Bus; For Tokadai, Sakae, and Nagoya Station[4]
- Alpen Nagano; For Kyōto Station, Senri-Chūō Station, Momoyamadai Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Umeda Station[4]
- Southern Cross; For Kyoto Station, Ōsaka Station, JR Namba Station(OCAT), Namba Station, and Sannomiya Station[6]
In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 21,168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[7]
- 北陸新幹線 金沢開業に向け、長野駅と飯山駅の発車メロディをそれぞれ県歌「信濃の国」と唱歌「ふるさと」といたします。 ["Shinano no Kuni" and "Furusato" to be used as departure melodies for Nagano and Iiyama Stations] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company Nagano Division. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 138. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- "ながでんバス｜高速バス｜". www.nagadenbus.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- Nagano Station (JR East)