Yokokura Station (Nagano)

Yokokura Station

横倉駅
Yokokura Station; 横倉駅
	Yokokura Station, June 2013
General information
Location	Hokushin, Sakae-mura, Shimominochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-2702; Japan
Coordinates	36°58′48″N 138°33′01″E
Elevation	288.3 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	46.6 km from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 November 1925
Passengers
FY2017	15 (daily)
Services
Location
	Yokokura Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Yokokura Station Yokokura Station (Japan)

Yokokura Station (横倉駅, Yokokura-eki) is a railway station in the Iiyama Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Hokushin in the village of Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Yokokura Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 46.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station originally had an island platform, but was converted when rebuilt following the 2011 Nagano Earthquake. The station is staffed.[1]

History

Yokokura Station opened on 19 November 1925. A new station building was completed in April 2004. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Chikuma River
Sakae Elementary School
National Route 117

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. 26. ISBN 9784784071647.
各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[Shinano-1] 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. 26. ISBN 9784784071647.

[jreast2017stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.