Toyoshina Station

Toyoshina Station
Toyoshina Station; 豊科駅
	Toyoshina Station, March 2010
Location	4911-3 Toyoshina, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8205; Japan
Coordinates	36°18′0.78″N 137°54′3.49″E
Elevation	552.7 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	11.4 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	34
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 January 1915
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	940
Location
	Toyoshina Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Toyoshina Station Toyoshina Station (Japan)

Toyoshina Station (豊科駅, Toyoshina-eki) is a railway station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Toyoshina Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 11.4 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, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ōito Line	for Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari

Adjacent stations

Toyoshina platform, May 2008

«	Service
Ōito Line
Matsumoto (42)	Limited Express Azusa	Hotaka (32)
Matsumoto (42)	Limited Express Shinano	Hotaka (32)
Matsumoto (42)	Rapid Moonlight Shinshu	Hotaka (32)
Minami-Toyoshina (35)	Rapid	Hakuyachō (33)
Minami-Toyoshina (35)	Local	Hakuyachō (33)

History

Toyoshina Station opened on 6 January 1915. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was remodelled in 2007.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 940 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

former Toyoshina Town Hall
National Route 147

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References

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. 99. ISBN 9784784071647.
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 station information (in Japanese)

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[Shinano-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. 99. ISBN 9784784071647.

[jreast2015stats-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.