Shiojiri Station

Shiojiri Station (塩尻駅, Shiojiri-eki) is a train station in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company. It is the operational border between JR East and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) for the Chūō Main Line.

Shiojiri Station 塩尻駅
Shiojiri Station in June 2015
Location	Daimon Hachibancho, Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture 399-0737 Japan
Coordinates	36°6′53.2″N 137°56′52.5″E
Elevation	715.8 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East Japan Freight Railway Company JR Central
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line (JR East) ■ Shinonoi Line Chūō Main Line (JR Tōkai)
Distance	222.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	3 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	JR East Shiojiri Station
History
Opened	15 December 1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	3981 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Matsumoto toward Minami-Otari Azusa Okaya toward Chiba or Tokyo through to Shinonoi Line Chūō Main Line Rapid Misuzu Midoriko toward Tachikawa Terminus Chūō Main Line Chūō Main Line Tatsuno Branch Ono toward Okaya through to JR Central Shinano Matsumoto toward Nagano Terminus Shinonoi Line Good Morning Liner Murai toward Shinonoi Shinonoi Line Rapid Hirooka toward Shinonoi through to Chūō Main Line (JR East) Shinonoi Line Rapid Misuzu Terminus Shinonoi Line Local Preceding station JR Central Following station Kiso-Fukushima toward Nagoya Shinano through to JR East Seba toward Nagoya Chūō Main Line Local Terminus
Location
Shiojiri Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Shiojiri Station Shiojiri Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shiojiri Station is served by the Chūō Main Line (Chūō East Line), and is 222.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also the terminus of the 27.7 kilometer Okaya – Shiojiri branch line. It is also the terminus for the Shinonoi Line.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of three ground-level island platforms, connected to the station building by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kami-Suwa, Kōfu and Shinjuku
2	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano
3	■ Chūō Main Line	Tatsuno and Iida
	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kiso-Fukushima, Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kami-Suwa, Kōfu and Shinjuku
	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano
4	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kami-Suwa, Kōfu and Shinjuku
	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano
	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kiso-Fukushima, Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
5	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kiso-Fukushima, Nakatsugawa and Nagoya
6	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano

History

Shiojiri Station opened on 15 December 1902,[2] initially as the terminal of a Chuo Line extension from Matsumoto. The station was relocated in 1982, with the old station being converted to a classification yard. With the 1987 privatization of the Japanese National Railways, 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 3,981 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

• Shiojiri City Hall

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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 54. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
3. 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.

External links

• JR East Shiojiri Station