Ōito Line36 Nakagaya Station 中萱駅
Nakagaya Station in August 2008
General information
Location	2898-6 Misatomeisei, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8101 Japan
Coordinates	36°16′24.52″N 137°54′11.25″E / 36.2734778°N 137.9031250°E / 36.2734778; 137.9031250
Elevation	581.8 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	8.4 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	36
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 May 1915
Passengers
FY2015	395
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Toyoshina One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Hitoichiba 37 towards Matsumoto Minami-Toyoshina 35 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local
Location
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Nakagaya Station (中萱駅, Nakagaya-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Nakagaya Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 8.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is modelled after the Kasuke Shrine of the Jōkyō Gimin Memorial Museum. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.^[1]

History

Nakagaya Station opened on 30 May 1915. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2015.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 395 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 147
• Jōkyō Gimin Memorial Museum