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Shiodamachi Station

Railway station in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°21′39.47″N 138°11′55.31″E / 36.3609639°N 138.1986972°E / 36.3609639; 138.1986972Operated byUeda Electric RailwayLine(s)■ Bessho LineDistance8.0 km from UedaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeBE11WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened17 June 1921Previous namesKamihongō Station (to 1965)PassengersFY2015157 daily Services

Preceding station	Ueda Electric Railway			Following station
Nakano BE12 towards Bessho-Onsen		Bessho Line		Nakashioda BE10 towards Ueda

Location
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Shiodamachi Station (塩田町駅, Shiodamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Lines

Shiodamachi Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 8.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is not attended.

History

The station opened on 17 June 1921 as Kamihongō Station (上本郷駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1965.

Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Shiodamachi being assigned station number BE11.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 157 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Ueda Bus Shiodamachi terminal
Kamihongō Post Office
Shioda Elementary School
Shioda Middle School

References

^ "上田電鉄別所線駅番号（駅ナンバリング）導入について" [Introduction of station numbers on the Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line] (PDF). uedadentetsu.com (in Japanese). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ "【上田電鉄】駅ナンバリング導入" [Information Regarding Station Numbering on the Ueda Electric Railway]. Rail Hobidas Online. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ 84 地方鉄道(JRを除く)駅別乗降旅客人員 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.