I was lucky to be able to visit in late 2011, a few months before decommission. There was a peaceful and slightly melancholic mood.

Photo of Matsushiro Station, a station that has become disused since. It used to be a stop on the Yashiro Line of the Nagano Electric Railway Company. © 2011 Norbert Woehnl Photography.

Photo of Matsushiro Station, a station that has become disused since. It used to be a stop on the Yashiro Line of the Nagano Electric Railway Company.

Photo of the Station Masters office at the former Matsushiro Station in Nagano. © 2011 Norbert Woehnl Photography.

Photo of the Station Masters office at the former Matsushiro Station in Nagano.

Photo of the Station Master peeking out of his office at Matsushiro Station, a station that has become disused since. © 2011 Norbert Woehnl Photography.

Photo of the Station Master peeking out of his office at Matsushiro Station, a station that has become disused since.

A nostalgic feeling emanates from these details on the platform of the former Matsushiro Station in Nagano. © 2011 Norbert Woehnl Photography.

A nostalgic feeling emanates from these details on the platform of the former Matsushiro Station in Nagano.

All photos shot with Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Edited in Lightroom 5.7.

写真の撮影場所：長野県・長野市・旧松代駅