Hirooka Station Explained

Hirooka Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:広丘駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1640 Hirooka-Nomura, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0702
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.1483°N 137.9496°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Shinonoi Line
Distance:3.8 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Elevation:664.5 meters
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:10 July 1933
Passengers:2552 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hirooka Station

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. Many trains of the Chūō Main Line continue past the nominal intermediate terminus of the line at and continue on to via this station. [1]

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. [1]

Platforms

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. [1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2552 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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 . 76. ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_04.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 July 2016.