Saku-Uminokuchi Station

Railway station in Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°01′16″N 138°29′27″E / 36.0212°N 138.4908°E / 36.0212; 138.4908Elevation1064 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Koumi Line Distance39.7 km from KobuchizawaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened27 December 1932Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Umijiri towards Komoro		Koumi Line		Saku-Hirose towards Kobuchizawa

Location
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Saku-Uminokuchi Station (佐久海ノ口駅, Saku-Uminokuchi-eki) is a train station in Uminokuchi in the village of Minamimaki, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Saku-Uminokuchi Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 39.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

station side	■ Koumi Line	for Kiyosato and Kobuchizawa
opp side	■ Koumi Line	for Koumi and Komoro

History

Saku-Uminokuchi Station opened on 27 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 2012.^[1]

Surrounding area

Uminokuchi Post Office
Chikuma River
National Route 14

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. 156. ISBN 9784784071647.