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Railway station in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hirooka Station (広丘駅, Hirooka-eki) is a train station in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hirooka Station 広丘駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1640 Hirooka-Nomura, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0702 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°8′53.76″N 137°56′58.46″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 664.5 meters[1] | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 3.8 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 July 1933 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2015 | 2552 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Hirooka Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station. Many trains of the Chūō Main Line continue past the nominal intermediate terminus of the line at Shiojiri and continue on to Matsumoto via this station. [1]
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [1]
1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto |
2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shiojiri |
Hirooka Station opened on 10 July 1933. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [1]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2552 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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