is a railway station on the Koumi Line in the village of Minamimaki in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is the highest JR station in Japan. Lines Nobeyama Station is served by the Koumi Line and is from the starting point of the line at Kobuchizawa Station. Station layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A sign on the platform proclaims it to be the highest JR station in Japan, located at above sea level. Platforms History Nobeyama Station opened on 29 November 1935. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in March 1983. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area Nobeyama radio observatory Nobeyama SL Land See also List of railway stations in Japan Murodō Station (the highest altitude station in Japan) Yoshioka-Kaitei Station (deepest underground station in Japan) Yatomi Station (overground station with the lowest altitude in Japan) References External links Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Koumi Line Minamimaki, Nagano