title: Azumi-Kutsukake Station
text: # Azumi-Kutsukake Station
  
  Azumi-Kutsukake Station (安曇沓掛駅, Azumi-Kutsukake-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Azumi-Kutsukake Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 28.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Azumi-Kutsukake Station opened on 2 November 1915 as Tokiwa-Kutsukake Station (常盤沓掛駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1937. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was remodelled in 2007.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Takase River
  * National Route 147
  * Nishina Shinmei Shrine
  