is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano,

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, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Usuda Station is served by the

Koumi Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Kobuchizawa Station in Hokuto, Yamanashi with Komoro Station in Komoro, Nagano, and extends 78.9 km (49.0 mi) through the mountains with a total of 3 ...

and is 60.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Kobuchizawa Station is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Kobuchisawa in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Kobuchizawa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line and is located 173.7 ki ...

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s connected by a level crossing. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Usuda Station opened on 28 December 1915 as the . It was renamed Santanda Station on 1 September 1934, and renamed to its present name on 1 October 1963. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2015 the station was used by an average of 235 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*former Usuda Town Hall *Usuda Middle School

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Koumi Line Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Koumi Line Saku, Nagano