Shinano-Asano Station
Shinano-Asano Station 信濃浅野駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shinano-Asano Station, May 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Toyonomachi Asano, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 389-1104 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°43′20″N 138°17′41″E / 36.7223°N 138.2946°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 158.0 metres (518.4 ft)[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iiyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) from Toyono | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 October 1921 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Shinshū-Asano (to 1944) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 158 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Shinano-Asano Station (信濃浅野駅, Shinano-Asano-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Toyono-Asano in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Shinano-Asano Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 2.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station formerly had an island platform with a side platform for freight. The station is staffed.[1]
History
[edit]Shinano-Asano Station opened on 20 October 1921 as Shinshū-Asano Station (信州浅野駅, Shinshū-Asano-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1944 with the nationalization of the Iiyama Railway. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]The station is located in a rural area, surrounded by apple orchards.
- Asano Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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. 34. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)