Toyoshina Station Explained


Toyoshina Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:豊科駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:4911-3 Toyoshina, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8205
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.3002°N 137.901°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōito Line
Distance:11.4 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Elevation:552.7 meters
Code:34
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:940
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Toyoshina Station

is a railway station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Toyoshina Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 11.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

thumb|Toyoshina platform, May 2008

History

Toyoshina Station opened on 6 January 1915. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was remodelled in 2007.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 940 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

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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 . 99. ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_06.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.