Hirata Station (平田駅, Hirata-eki) is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hirata Station 平田駅 | |||||||||||
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 East entrance of Hirata Station in August 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-162-2 Hirata-nishi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0015 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°11′30″N 137°57′45″E / 36.19167°N 137.96250°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 609.0 meters[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.8 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 March 2007 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 1448 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHirata Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 8.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.Many trains of the Chūō Main Line continue past the nominal intermediate terminus of the line at Shiojiri and continue on to Matsumoto via this station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shiojiri and Kami-Suwa |
History
editHirata Station opened on 18 March 2007.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1448 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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. 78. 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.
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