Shinonoi Station (篠ノ井駅, Shinonoi-eki) is a train station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Shinonoi Station

篠ノ井駅
Shinonoi Station east entrance, December 2008
General information
LocationShinonoifusetakada, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 388-8007
Japan
Coordinates36°34′40″N 138°08′16″E / 36.5777°N 138.1377°E / 36.5777; 138.1377
Elevation356.2 meters[1]
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 August 1888
Passengers
FY2015 (JR East)10,188 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hijiri-Kōgen
towards Shiojiri
Shinano Nagano
Terminus
Terminus Shin'etsu Main Line
Shinonoi – Nagano
Imai
towards Niigata
Inariyama
(limited service)
towards Shiojiri
Shinonoi Line
Rapid
Kawanakajima
(limited service)
towards Nagano
Inariyama
towards Shiojiri
Shinonoi Line
Local & Rapid Misuzu
Imai
towards Nagano
Preceding station Shinano Railway Following station
Yashiro
towards Karuizawa
Shinano Railway Line
Rapid
Kawanakajima
towards Nagano
Yashiro Kōkō-mae
towards Karuizawa
Shinano Railway Line
Local
Imai
towards Nagano
Location
Shinonoi Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Shinonoi Station
Shinonoi Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinonoi Station is located in Japan
Shinonoi Station
Shinonoi Station
Shinonoi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shinanoi Station is one of the intermediate terminals of the discontinuous the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 9.3 kilometers from Nagano Station. It is also the terminus of the 66.7 kilometer Shinanoi Line. It is also the terminus for the Shinonoi Line and the 65.1 kilometer Shinano Railway Line.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of a one ground-level island platform and one side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto, Kami-Suwa, and Kōfu
2  Shinano Railway Line for Ueda and Komoro
3  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagano

History

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Shinanoi Station was opened on 15 August 1888.[1] In the 1987 privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR), the station was assigned to the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 19,188 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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. 20. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ^ 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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