Shinano-Tokiwa Station (信濃常盤駅, Shinano-Tokiwa-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]
Ōito Line25 Shinano-Tokiwa Station 信濃常盤駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Shinano-Tokiwa Station in September 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tokiwa-Shimoippongi, Ōmachi-shi, Nagano-ken 398-0004 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°28′02″N 137°50′49″E / 36.4673°N 137.8469°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 681.6 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 30.9 km from Matsumoto | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2 November 1915 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Tokiwa Station (until 1937) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2011 | 245 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editShinano-Tokiwa Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 30.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[2]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hotaka, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
| 2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari |
History
editShinano-Tokiwa Station opened on 2 November 1915 as Tokiwa Station (常盤駅). It was renamed Shinano-Tokiwa on 1 June 1937.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
edit- Takase River
National Route 147
- Omachi Minami Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ JR東日本長野支社 信濃境駅
- ^ 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. 108. ISBN 9784784071647.
External links
edit- JR East station information (in Japanese)