CO50 Nagasaka Station 長坂駅
Nagasaka Station in August 2010
General information
Location	2575, Nagasaka-cho Nagasaka-Kamijō, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°49′39″N 138°22′01″E / 35.827417°N 138.366889°E / 35.827417; 138.366889
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	166.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 11, 1918
Passengers
2015	1131 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kobuchizawa CO51 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Hinoharu CO49 towards Tachikawa
Location
Nagasaka Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Nagasaka Station Nagasaka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nagasaka Station (長坂駅, Nagasaka-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Nagasaka, in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nagasaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 166.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground level side platforms. The station is built on a hill, with the tracks reached via stairs underneath. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Nagasaka Station was opened on December 11, 1918 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from February 1972. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,131 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Former Nagasaka Town Hall
• Musée Kiyoharu Shirakaba