Hirooka Station
Hirooka Station 広丘駅 | |
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 Hirooka Station, April 2014 | |
| Location |
1640 Hirooka-Nomura, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0702 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°08′54″N 137°56′59″E / 36.1482°N 137.9496°E |
| Elevation | 664.5 meters |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line |
| Distance | 3.8 km from Shiojiri |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 July 1933 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 2552 (daily) |
| Location | |
  Hirooka Station Location within Japan | |
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).
Lines
Hirooka Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.
Station layout
The 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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shiojiri |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinonoi Line | ||||
| Shiojiri | Rapid | Murai | ||
| Shiojiri | - | Murai | ||
History
Hirooka 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2552 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ↑ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hirooka Station. |
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°18′07″N 137°56′25″E / 36.3019°N 137.9403°E