Tatsuno Station (辰野駅, Tatsuno-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tatsuno, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan jointly operated by JR Central and JR East. It is managed by JR East. The station also has a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).[1]
Tatsuno Station 辰野駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1941 Tatsuno, Tatsuno Town, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture 399-0421 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°59′02″N 137°59′50″E / 35.9839°N 137.9972°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 722.8 m (2,371 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 195.7 km (121.6 mi) from Toyohashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 11 June 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2017 | 611 (daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Tatsuno Station is served by the old route of Chūō Main Line (Okaya-Shiojiri branch) and is 9.5 kilometers from the branching point of the line at Okaya Station and 219.9 from the terminus at Tokyo Station. It is also a station on the Iida Line, and is 195.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Toyohashi Station[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms edit
0 | ■ Iida Line | for Komagane, Iida and Tenryūkyō (once per day) |
1 | ■ Iida Line | for Komagane, Iida, Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi |
■ Chūō Main Line | for Okaya and Kami-Suwa | |
3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ono, Shiojiri and Matsumoto |
■ Iida Line | for Ono, Shiojiri and Matsumoto |
History edit
The station opened on 11 June 1906. The current station building was completed in 1983.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 611 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Tatsuno Post Office
- Tenryū River
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)