Tabata Station (Nagano)

This article is about Nagano. For Tokyo, see Tabata Station (Tokyo).

Tabata Station (田畑駅, Tabata-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Minamiminowa, Kamiina District Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Tabata Station 田畑駅
Tabata Station in November 2005
General information
Location	6354 Tabata, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-4511 Japan
Coordinates	35.8609°N 137.9779°E / 35.8609; 137.9779
Elevation	650 meters[citation needed]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	181.0 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	3 November 1911
Passengers
FY2016	166 (daily)
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Lines

Tabata Station is served by the Iida Line and is 181.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on top of the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Rapid Misuzu: Does not stop at this station
Inakita		Local		Kitatono

History

Tabata Station opened on 3 November 1911. From 1911 to 1959, the name of the station was officially pronounced "Tahata". With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• The Tenryū River flows to the east side of the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan