Chino Station Explained

Chino Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:茅野駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3506 Chino, Chino-Shi, Nagano-ken 391-0001
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.9947°N 138.1511°W
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Operator: JR East
Line: Chūō Main Line
Distance:195.2 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Elevation:790 meters [1]
Passengers:3,715 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Chino Station

is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Chino, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]

Lines

Chino Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 195.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground level side platform and one ground level island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2] A JNR Class C12 steam locomotive is preserved in the plaza outside the station's east entrance.

Platforms

Bus terminal

Highway buses

Route buses

History

Chino Station opened on 25 November 1905.[2] 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 3,715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[8]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR East . 2017-02-05 . 2019-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190628161545/http://www.jreast.co.jp/nagano/trip/chino/main.html . dead .
  2. Book: Shinano Mainichi Shimbun . Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) . 2011 . Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing . 9784784071647 . 64. ja.
  3. Web site: 高速バス諏訪・岡谷・茅野-新宿線. www.alpico.co.jp. 2016-02-05.
  4. Web site: 高速バス茅野・諏訪-大阪線. www.alpico.co.jp. 2016-02-05.
  5. At the bus stop, you are able to transfer onto bus routes bound for Mount Senjō
  6. Transferring onto Chikuma Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Sakudaira Station
  7. Transferring onto Tateshina Smile Kotsu and Toshin Kanko Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Oya Station (Nagano), Sakudaira Station or Ueda Station
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_03.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 5 October 2016.