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]
Chino Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 195.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[2]
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.
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.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[8]