Tatsuno Station (Nagano)
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]
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Location | 1941 Tatsuno, Tatsuno Town, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture 399-0421 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 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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Tatsuno Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Tatsuno Station Tatsuno Station (Japan) |
Lines
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
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]
History
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
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 611 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Tatsuno Post Office
- Tenryū River
See also
References
- 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
- JR East station information (in Japanese)