title: Kamishiro Station
text: # 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
  