Kamishiro Station
# Kamishiro Station

Kamishiro Station (神城駅, Kamishiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.

## Station layout

Kamishiro Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina and Matsumoto |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
| 3 | ■ Ōito Line | (siding) |

* Kamishiro Station platform in March 2006

## History

The station opened on 25 October 1930. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* National Route 148
