Shinonoi Station Explained

Shinonoi Station
Native Name:篠ノ井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shinonoifusetakada, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 388-8007
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.5777°N 138.1377°W
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Elevation:356.2 meters
Opened:15 August 1888
Passengers:10,188 daily
Pass Year:FY2015 (JR East)
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shinonoi Station

is a train station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Lines

Shinanoi Station is one of the intermediate terminals of the discontinuous the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 9.3 kilometers from Nagano Station. It is also the terminus of the 66.7 kilometer Shinanoi Line. It is also the terminus for the Shinonoi Line and the 65.1 kilometer Shinano Railway Line.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a one ground-level island platform and one side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Shinanoi Station was opened on 15 August 1888.[1] In the 1987 privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR), the station was assigned to the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 19,188 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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 . 20. ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_02.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.