Toyoshina Station

Railway station in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
36°18′0.78″N 137°54′3.49″E / 36.3002167°N 137.9009694°E / 36.3002167; 137.9009694Elevation552.7 meters[1]Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ōito LineDistance11.4 km from MatsumotoPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Station code34WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened6 January 1915; 109 years ago (1915-01-06)PassengersFY2015940 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hotaka
32
towards Minami-Otari
 Azusa Matsumoto
42
towards Chiba or Tokyo
Hakuyachō
One-way operation
 Ōito Line
Rapid
 Minami-Toyoshina
35
towards Matsumoto
Hakuyachō
33
towards Minami-Otari
 Ōito Line
Local
Location
Toyoshina Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Toyoshina Station
Toyoshina Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
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Toyoshina Station is located in Japan
Toyoshina Station
Toyoshina Station
Toyoshina Station (Japan)
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Toyoshina Station (豊科駅, Toyoshina-eki) 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

1 ■ Ōito Line for Matsumoto
2 ■ Ōito Line for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari
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

References

  1. ^ 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. 99. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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Stations of the Ōito Line (Matsumoto - Minami-Otari)