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
editTatsuno 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editIn 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
editReferences
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
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)