Nishi-Ueda Station
# Nishi-Ueda Station

Nishi-Ueda Station (西上田駅, Nishi-Ueda-eki) is a railway station on the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway, in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. The station also has a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

## Lines

Nishi-Ueda Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 44.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only one side of one of the island platforms is used, giving the station a one side/one island platform configuration serving three tracks.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Ueda, Komoro and Karuizawa |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | |
| 3 | ■ Shinano Railway Line | for Togura, Shinonoi and Nagano |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shinano Railway Line |||||
| Ueda | | Local | | Tekuno-Sakaki |

## History

The station opened on 1 June 1920 as Kita-Shiojiri Station (北塩尻駅). It was renamed Nishi-Ueda on 10 April 1956.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,764 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* National Route 18
* Ueda Nishi High School
