Hirata Station (Nagano)

Hirata Station (平田駅, Hirata-eki) is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hirata Station

平田駅
Hirata Station, April 2007
Location2-162-2 Hirata-nishi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0015
Japan
Coordinates36°11′30″N 137°57′45″E
Elevation609.0 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shinonoi Line
Distance8.8 km from Shiojiri
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1721
History
Opened18 March 2007
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)1448 (daily)
Location
Hirata Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hirata Station
Hirata Station (Japan)

Lines

Hirata Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 8.8 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 ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [1]

Platforms
1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shiojiri and Kami-Suwa

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shinonoi Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Murai   -   Minami-Matsumoto

History

Hirata Station opened on 18 March 2007. [1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1448 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. 78. 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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