Kitatono Station

Kitatono Station (北殿駅, Kitatono-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Minamiminowa, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Kitatono Station 北殿駅
Kitatono Station in September 2009
General information
Location	3718 Kitadono, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-4511 Japan
Coordinates	35.8796°N 137.9841°E / 35.8796; 137.9841
Elevation	661 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	183.2 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	3 November 1911
Passengers
FY2016	287 daily
Location Kitatono Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kitatono Station Kitatono Station (Japan)

Lines

Kitatono Station is an unattended station served by the Iida Line and is 183.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno
2	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Tabata		Rapid Misuzu		Kinoshita
Tabata		Local		Kinoshita

History

Kitatono Station opened on 3 November 1911. From 1943 to 1956, the name of the station was officially pronounced "Kitadono Station". With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 287 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The station is located in central Minamiminowa.

• National Route 153

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kitatono Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kitatono Station information (in Japanese)