Karuizawa Station

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Karuizawa Station (軽井沢駅, Karuizawa Eki^?) is a train station located in Karuizawa in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Contents 1 Lines 2 History 3 Layout 3.1 JR East 3.2 Shinano Railway 4 Adjacent stations 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Lines

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
  • Nagano Shinkansen (Hokuriku Shinkansen)
• Shinano Railway
  • Shinano Railway Line

[edit] History

The station began service on December 1, 1888 as the terminal of the government railway between Naoetsu (near the Sea of Japan coast) and Karuizawa. The line was extended from Karuizawa to Yokokawa through the Usui Pass on April 1, 1893, completing the trunk line between Takasaki (connecting to a Nippon Railway line to Ueno Station in Tokyo) and Naoetsu which was later named the Shinetsu Main Line. At Karuizawa, all trains were coupled with or separated from helper locomotives that were required for all trains to went through the Usui Pass section.

When the Japanese National Railways were divided and privatized on April 1, 1987, Shinetsu Main Line became a part of the system of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On October 1, 1997, JR East started the service of the Hokuriku Shinkansen with a stop at Karuizawa. At the same time, JR East ceased to operate the conventional Shinetsu Main Line between Yokokawa and Shinonoi, of which between Yokokawa and Karuizawa (Usui Pass) was closed permanently and the remaining section was transferred to Shinano Railway. Since then Karuizawa Station has been shared by JR East and Shinano Railway.

[edit] Layout

[edit] JR East

1・2	■Nagano Shinkansen	for Takasaki, Ōmiya and Tōkyō
3・4	■Nagano Shinkansen	for Sakudaira, Ueda and Nagano

[edit] Shinano Railway

1・2

■Shinano Railway Line

for Komoro, Ueda, Shinonoi and Nagano

[edit] Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
JR East
Annaka-Haruna		Nagano Shinkansen		Sakudaira
Terminus		Shinano Railway Line		Naka-Karuizawa

[edit] See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

[edit] External links

• JR East Karuizawa Station

v • d • e Stations of the Nagano Shinkansen Takasaki - Annaka-Haruna - Karuizawa - Sakudaira - Ueda - Nagano For stations between Tokyo and Takasaki, see Joetsu Shinkansen

v • d • e Stations of the Shinano Railway Line Karuizawa - Naka-Karuizawa - Shinano-Oiwake - Miyota - Hirahara - Komoro - Shigeno - Tanaka - Ōya - Shinano-Kokubunji - Ueda - Nishi-Ueda - Tekuno-Sakaki - Sakaki - Togura - Yashiro - Yashiro-kōkō-mae - Shinonoi (- JR Shin'etsu Main Line: Imai - Kawanakajima - Amori - Nagano)

Coordinates: 36°20′33.18″N 138°38′6.22″E / 36.34255, 138.6350611