Hirooka Station (広丘駅, Hirooka-eki) is a train station in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hirooka Station 広丘駅 | |||||||||||
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 East entrance to Hirooka Station in August 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1640 Hirooka-Nomura, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0702 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°8′53.76″N 137°56′58.46″E / 36.1482667°N 137.9495722°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 664.5 meters[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.8 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1933 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 2552 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHirooka Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 3.8 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 opposed ground-level side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shiojiri |
History
editHirooka Station opened on 10 July 1933. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2552 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. 76. 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)