Akashina Station (明科駅, Akashina-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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| Location | 3712 Akashina-Nakagawate, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8203 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°21′14″N 137°55′48″E / 36.3540°N 137.9300°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 525.5 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 28.2 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 June 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 1067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editAkashina Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 28.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | siding |
| 3 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
History
editAkashina Station opened on 15 June 1902.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,067 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- former Akashina Town Hall
National Route 19
National Route 403
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 83. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)