Shinonoi Station

Shinonoi Station (篠ノ井駅, Shinonoi-eki) is a train station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Shinonoi Station

篠ノ井駅
Shinonoi Station east entrance, December 2008
LocationShinonoifusetakada, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 388-8007
Japan
Coordinates36.5777°N 138.1377°E / 36.5777; 138.1377
Elevation356.2 meters[1]
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 August 1888
Passengers
FY2015 (JR East)10,188 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hijiri-Kōgen
toward Nagoya
 Shinano Nagano
Terminus
Terminus Shin'etsu Main Line
Shinonoi – Nagano
 Imai
toward Niigata
Inariyama
(limited service)
toward Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Rapid
 Kawanakajima
(limited service)
toward Nagano
Inariyama
toward Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Local & Rapid Misuzu
 Imai
toward Nagano
Preceding station Shinano Railway Following station
Yashiro
toward Karuizawa
 Shinano Railway Line
Rapid
 Kawanakajima
toward Nagano
Yashiro Kōkō-mae
toward Karuizawa
 Shinano Railway Line
Local
 Imai
toward Nagano
Location
Shinonoi Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinonoi Station
Shinonoi Station (Japan)

Lines

Shinanoi Station is one of the intermediate terminals of the discontinuous the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 9.3 kilometers from Nagano Station. It is also the terminus of the 66.7 kilometer Shinanoi Line. It is also the terminus for the Shinonoi Line and the 65.1 kilometer Shinano Railway Line.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a one ground-level island platform and one side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto, Kami-Suwa, and Kōfu
2 ■ Shinano Railway Line for Ueda and Komoro
3 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagano

History

Shinanoi Station was opened on 15 August 1888.[1] In the 1987 privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR), the station was assigned to the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 19,188 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Shinonoi Post Office

See also

References
  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. 20. 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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