- Karuizawa Station
infobox japan station
caption=
name= 軽井沢
caption= North side of the station
namerom= Karuizawa
pref= Nagano
district= Kitasaku
city=
town= Karuizawa
address=Karuizawa
jaloc=長野県北佐久郡軽井沢町軽井沢
open= 1888
close=
presentname=
line= JR EastNagano Shinkansen Shinano Railway Shinano Railway Line
operator=
bus=nihongo|Karuizawa Station|軽井沢駅|Karuizawa Eki is a
train station located in Karuizawa in Kitasaku District,Nagano Prefecture ,Japan .Lines
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East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
**Nagano Shinkansen (Hokuriku Shinkansen )
*Shinano Railway
**Shinano Railway Line History
The station began service on
December 1 ,1888 as the terminal of the government railway between ja-stalink|Naoetsu (near theSea of Japan coast) and Karuizawa. The line was extended from Karuizawa to ja-stalink|Yokokawa through theUsui Pass onApril 1 ,1893 , completing the trunk line between ja-stalink|Takasaki (connecting to aNippon Railway line toUeno Station in Tokyo) and Naoetsu which was later named theShinetsu Main Line . At Karuizawa, all trains were coupled with or separated from helper locomotives that were required for all trains to went through theUsui Pass section.When the
Japanese National Railways were divided and privatized onApril 1 ,1987 , Shinetsu Main Line became a part of the system of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). OnOctober 1 ,1997 , JR East started the service of theHokuriku Shinkansen with a stop at Karuizawa. At the same time, JR East ceased to operate the conventional Shinetsu Main Line between Yokokawa and ja-stalink|Shinonoi, of which between Yokokawa and Karuizawa (Usui Pass) was closed permanently and the remaining section was transferred toShinano Railway . Since then Karuizawa Station has been shared by JR East and Shinano Railway.Layout
JR East
hinano Railway
Adjacent stations
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JR East
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List of railway stations in Japan External links
*ja icon [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=518 JR East Karuizawa Station]
*ja icon [http://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/new/ensen/karuizawa.html Shinano Railway Karuizawa Station]
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