Hitoichiba Station

Hitoichiba Station (一日市場駅, Hitoichiba-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Hitoichiba Station

一日市場駅
Hitoichiba Station, August 2006
Location1358 Misatomeisei, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8101
Japan
Coordinates36°15′34.61″N 137°54′14.88″E
Elevation593.9 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōito Line
Distance6.8 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code37
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 January 1915
Previous namesMeisei Station (to May 1915)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)777
Location
Hitoichiba Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hitoichiba Station
Hitoichiba Station (Japan)

Lines

Hitoichiba Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Ōito Line for Hotaka, Toyoshina, Shinano-Ōmachi and Minami-Otari
2 ■ Ōito Line for Matsumoto and Shiojiri

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ōito Line
Azusabashi (38)   Local   Nakagaya (36)
Azusabashi (38)   Rapid   Nakagaya (36)

History

Hitoichiba Station opened on 6 January 1915 as Meisei Station (明盛駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 May of the same year. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2015.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 777 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • former Misato Village Hall
  • Misato Post Office
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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. 96. 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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