Tatsuno Station (Nagano)

Tatsuno Station (辰野駅, Tatsuno-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tatsuno, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan jointly operated by JR Central and JR East. It is managed by JR East. The station also has a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).[1]

Tatsuno Station

辰野駅
Tatsuno Station, April 2012
General information
Location1941 Tatsuno, Tatsuno Town, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture 399-0421
Japan
Coordinates35°59′02″N 137°59′50″E / 35.9839°N 137.9972°E / 35.9839; 137.9972
Elevation722.8 m (2,371 ft)[1]
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance195.7 km (121.6 mi) from Toyohashi
Platforms2 island platforms
Train operators
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 June 1906
Passengers
FY2017611 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shinano-Kawashima
towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Tatsuno Branch
Kawagishi
towards Okaya
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Miyaki
towards Iida
Iida Line
Rapid Misuzu
Kawagishi
towards Okaya
Ina-Shimmachi
One-way operation
Iida Line
Rapid
Miyaki
towards Toyohashi
Iida Line
Local
Location
Tatsuno Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Tatsuno Station
Tatsuno Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Tatsuno Station is located in Japan
Tatsuno Station
Tatsuno Station
Tatsuno Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tatsuno Station is served by the old route of Chūō Main Line (Okaya-Shiojiri branch) and is 9.5 kilometers from the branching point of the line at Okaya Station and 219.9 from the terminus at Tokyo Station. It is also a station on the Iida Line, and is 195.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Toyohashi Station[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

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0  Iida Line for Komagane, Iida and Tenryūkyō (once per day)
1  Iida Line for Komagane, Iida, Tenryūkyō and Toyohashi
   Chūō Main Line for Okaya and Kami-Suwa
3  Chūō Main Line for Ono, Shiojiri and Matsumoto
   Iida Line for Ono, Shiojiri and Matsumoto

History

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The station opened on 11 June 1906. The current station building was completed in 1983.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 611 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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. 59. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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