Hirooka Station

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
Hirooka Station, April 2014
Location1640 Hirooka-Nomura, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0702
Japan
Coordinates36.3019°N 137.9403°E / 36.3019; 137.9403
Elevation664.5 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shinonoi Line
Distance3.8 km from Shiojiri
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1343
History
Opened10 July 1933
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)2552 (daily)
Location
Hirooka Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hirooka Station
Hirooka Station (Japan)

Lines

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]

Station layout

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]

Platforms
1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shiojiri

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shinonoi Line
Shiojiri   Rapid   Murai
Shiojiri   -   Murai

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2552 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
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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. 76. 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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