Daigakumae Station (Nagano)

Daigakumae Station (大学前駅) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Lines
Daigakumae Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 5.2 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 unattended.

History
The station opened on 17 June 1921 as Shimohongō Station (下本郷駅) It was renamed Honshu Daigaku Mae Station (本州大学前駅) on 1 June 1966 and renamed again to its present name on 1 May 1974.

Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Daigakumae being assigned station number BE08.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 777 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Nagano University
 * Ueda Women's Junior College
 * Nagano Prefectural Institute of Technology