Kami-Suwa Station
Railway station in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Kami-Suwa Station (上諏訪駅, Kami-Suwa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Suwa, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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JR EastCO57 Kami-Suwa Station 上諏訪駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kami-Suwa Station forecourt in June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Suwa, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-0004 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.0465°N 138.1165°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 761.9 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line |  Chuo Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 201.9 kilometers from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | CO57 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 November 1905 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 4,367 per day | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Kami-Suwa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line with through trains to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It is located 201.9 kilometers from Tokyo Station.[1]
Station layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| 2 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
| 3 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| ■ Chuo Main Line | for Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
The station platforms viewed from the south in June 2016
The ashiyu footbath on platform 1
History
The station opened on 25 November 1905.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2] Station numbering introduced on the line from February 2025, with the station being assigned number CO52.[3]
