Kinoshita Station Explained

Kinoshita Station
Native Name:木ノ下駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:11945 Nakaminowa, Minowa-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-4601
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Central
Line: Iida Line
Distance:185.6 km from
Elevation:676 meters
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:22 February 1911
Passengers:414 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Kinoshita Station is served by the Iida Line and is 185.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on top of the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Kinoshita Station opened on 22 February 1911. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1997.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 414 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. 信濃毎日新聞社出版部『長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版』信濃毎日新聞社, 24 July 2011, p185. ISBN 9784784071647
  2. Web site: https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/tokei/tyousa/documents/13unnyu_tuusinn.pdf. ja:83 JRの駅別乗車人員-1日平均 . Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84 . 2017. Nagano Prefecture. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325074016/https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/tokei/tyousa/documents/13unnyu_tuusinn.pdf. 2019-03-25. dead.