Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides
Bessho Line One-Day Free Ticket
1日まるまるフリー切符 · Ueda Electric Railway
¥1,180 Adult · ¥600 Child
One day.
Uedadentetsu Bessho Line 別所線
Railway · Ueda Electric Railway 上田電鉄 · 15 stations
How to ride Ueda Electric Railway (Bessho Line) P
Operator-wide facts from Ueda Electric Railway (Bessho Line)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
IC cards (Suica etc.)Not confirmedCarry cash
Credit card touchNot confirmed
OperationOne-man train Pワンマン: the driver collects fares
Where you payOn board P
Change on boardChange machine P
Step-free accessStation list → PPlatforms are step-free from the street at Ueda, Akasaka-ue, Terashita, Daigaku-mae, Naka-Shioda, Shioda-machi, Nakano and Bessho-Onsen; the other 7 stations have stairs (call Ueda Station ahead). Only Ueda is staffed and has a wheelchair-accessible toilet; each station page shows its facilities.
IC cards and payment in detail
Not stated whether you can ride by touching a transport IC card. Since November 2024 the ticket machines at Ueda, Shimonogō and Bessho-Onsen accept credit cards and IC cards (transport IC, nanaco, WAON etc.) as payment for tickets. Ueda Electric Railway also sells QR-code ride sets and commuter passes in the TicketQR app. P
上田駅、下之郷駅、別所温泉駅の券売機はキャッシュレス対応としてクレジットカードとICカード（交通系IC、nanaco、waonなど）による支払いが可能となります。Getting on
- At Ueda Station buy your ticket at the ticket window (open within business hours) or the ticket machine. Fares run from adult ¥180 to ¥590 (Ueda – Bessho-Onsen); children pay half, rounded up to ¥10.
- Ticket machines print a QR code on the ticket: scan it at the QR reader at the station or on the train. The machines at Ueda, Shimonogō and Bessho-Onsen also take credit cards and IC cards (transport IC, nanaco, WAON) as payment.
Getting on
- Ticket machines are installed at Ueda, Akasaka-ue, Uedahara, Daigakumae, Shimonogō and Bessho-Onsen.
- Where there is no ticket machine, take a numbered ticket (seiriken, with a barcode) when you board.
Wheelchair assistance
Ueda Station (Ueda Electric Railway), daily 8:00–20:00, for timetables, fares, lost property and group bookings; other enquiries: Transport Department 0268-39-7117 (weekdays 9:00–17:00). Wheelchairs: trains carry a ramp; at stations reachable by wheelchair, wait at the boarding point and the driver will help. For stations with stairs to the platform, call Ueda Station in advance. Tel. 0268-22-3612
Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed
- www.uedadentetsu.com/guidance.html · official howto · checked 2026-10-08
- www.uedadentetsu.com/fare/ · official fare page · checked 2026-10-08
- www.uedadentetsu.com/news/post-2961.html · official pass page · checked 2026-10-08
- www.uedadentetsu.com/contact.html · official contact page · checked 2026-10-08
- www.uedadentetsu.com/assets/uploads/2024/11/97b7f5a2b660656a1a249efce913f9de.pdf · official press release · checked 2026-10-09
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_bessho.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-09
- www.uedadentetsu.com/ · official service status · checked 2026-10-09
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/timetable_besshosen.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_ueda.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_akasakaue.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_terashita.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_daigakumae.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_nakashioda.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_shiodamachi.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
- www.uedadentetsu.com/timetable/besshosen_nakano.html · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
Passes valid on this line 3 P
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
Anyone can buy Ride set · Ride set
TicketQR Stored-Value Ride Set
TicketQR回数券（通年） · Ueda Electric Railway
¥3,000 ¥3,000 (¥3,300 of rides) · ¥5,000 ¥5,000 (¥5,500 of rides) · ¥1,500 Disability discount: ¥1,500 (¥1,650 of rides) · +1 more
Stored value: the fare of each trip is deducted until the value is used up (the page gives no expiry).
Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides
Karuizawa – Bessho Onsen Free Ticket
軽井沢・別所温泉フリーきっぷ · Shinano Railway
¥1,880 Adult · ¥940 Child
Day of use only.
IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P
- Suica area: Greater Tokyo Suica and the other nationwide IC cards (PASMO, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken)
1 of 15 stations estimated from the official map
14 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.
Stations
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 上田 🗣 | Ueda | 17,514 | Shinano Railway Line, Hokuriku Shinkansen |
| 2 | 城下 しろした 🗣 | Shiroshita | 81 | |
| 3 | 三好町 みよしちょう 🗣 | Miyoshicho | 160 | |
| 4 | 赤坂上 🗣 | Akasakaue | 284 | |
| 5 | 上田原 🗣 | Uedahara | 575 | |
| 6 | 寺下 てらした 🗣 | Terashita | 187 | |
| 7 | 神畑 かばたけ 🗣 | Kabatake | 124 | |
| 8 | 大学前 だいがくまえ 🗣 | Daigakumae | 650 | |
| 9 | 下之郷 🗣 | Shimonogo | 268 | |
| 10 | 中塩田 なかしおだ 🗣 | Naka-Shioda | 69 | |
| 11 | 塩田町 しおだまち 🗣 | Shioda-machi | 267 | |
| 12 | 中野 なかの 🗣 | Nakano | 82 | |
| 13 | 舞田 まいた 🗣 | Maita | 47 | |
| 14 | 八木沢 やぎさわ 🗣 | Yagisawa | 52 | |
| 15 | 別所温泉 べっしょおんせん 🗣 | Bessho-onsen | 492 |
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).
Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.