Yokokura Station (横倉駅, Yokokura-eki) is a railway station in the Iiyama Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Hokushin in the village of Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Yokokura Station 横倉駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yokokura Station, June 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hokushin, Sakae-mura, Shimominochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-2702 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°58′48″N 138°33′01″E / 36.98000°N 138.55028°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 288.3 meters[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iiyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 46.6 km from Toyono | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 November 1925 | ||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 15 (daily) | ||||||||||
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  Yokokura Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Yokokura Station Yokokura Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Yokokura Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 46.6 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 originally had an island platform, but was converted when rebuilt following the 2011 Nagano Earthquake. The station is staffed.[1]
History edit
Yokokura Station opened on 19 November 1925. A new station building was completed in April 2004. 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 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Chikuma River
- Sakae Elementary School
National Route 117
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. 26. 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 edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)