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Ōito Line23 Shinano-Ōmachi Station 信濃大町駅
Shinano-Ōmachi Station after the renovation in 2010
General information
Location	3200 Ōmachi, Ōmachishi, Nagano-ken 398-0002 Japan
Coordinates	36°30′00″N 137°51′41″E / 36.5000032°N 137.8613645°E / 36.5000032; 137.8613645
Elevation	712.5 meters
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	35.1 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	23
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 July 1916; 108 years ago (1916-07-05)
Passengers
FY2015	1332
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hakuba13towards Minami-Otari Azusa Hotaka32towards Chiba or Tokyo Shinano-KizakiOne-way operation Ōito LineRapid Terminus Terminus Shinano-Tokiwa25towards Matsumoto Kita-Ōmachi22towards Minami-Otari Ōito LineLocal Minami-Ōmachi24towards Matsumoto
Location Shinano-Ōmachi- StationLocation within Nagano PrefectureShow map of Nagano PrefectureShinano-Ōmachi- StationShinano-Ōmachi- Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Shinano-Ōmachi Station (信濃大町駅, Shinano-Ōmachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

Lines

Shinano-Ōmachi Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 35.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. the side platform is Platform 1 and is adjacent to the station building; the island platform has Platform 3 and Platform 4. There is no Platform 2. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Bus terminal

Highway buses

• Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station
• For Nagano Station

Route buses

• For Ōgizawa Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,443 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

History

Shinano-Ōmachi Station opened on 5 July 1916. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Omachi Post Office
• National Route 147
• Omachi Mountaineering Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR East
2. ^ 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. 110. ISBN 9784784071647.
3. 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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website

• Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
• Ōito Line
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1916
• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
• Ōmachi, Nagano