Shiojiri Station
Shiojiri Station 塩尻駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Shiojiri Station in June 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Daimon Hachibancho, Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture 399-0737 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°6′53.2″N 137°56′52.5″E / 36.114778°N 137.947917°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 715.8 m (2,348 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 222.1 km (138.0 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | JR East Shiojiri Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 December 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 3981 (daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,981 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shiojiri City Hall
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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Stations of the Chūō Main Line (Chūō West Line) (JR Central) | ||
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