Minami-Otari Station

Ōito Line9
Minami-Otari Station

南小谷駅
Minami-Otari Station in August 2021
General information
Location10356 Chikuni, Otari Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9422
Japan
Coordinates36°46′29″N 137°54′30″E / 36.77472°N 137.90833°E / 36.77472; 137.90833
Elevation513.1 m (1,683 ft)
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance70.1 km (43.6 mi) from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Train operators
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Station code9
History
Opened29 November 1935 (1935-11-29)
Passengers
FY2015121 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Terminus Ōito Line
Rapid
Shinano-Moriue
12
Ōito Line
Local
Chikuni
10
towards Matsumoto
Preceding station JR West Following station
Nakatsuchi
towards Itoigawa
Ōito Line Terminus
Location
Minami-Otari Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Minami-Otari Station
Minami-Otari Station (Japan)

Minami-Otari Station (南小谷駅, Minami-Otari-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The station is numbered "9". The station is on the electrical borderline of the JR East and JR West systems and operations are shared between the two companies. The section north of this station, operated by JR West is not electrified and all JR East services terminate here.

Prior to the March 15, 2025 timetable revision, one round-trip Azusa service per day (train numbers 5 and 46) also started and terminated at Minami-Otari. This train now only runs to Hakuba.