Ōito Line10
Chikuni Station

千国駅
Chikuni Station in April 2009
General information
Location7730 Chikuni-Otsu, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9422
Japan
Coordinates36°45′48″N 137°54′04″E / 36.7634°N 137.9011°E / 36.7634; 137.9011
Elevation539.6 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōito Line
Distance68.7 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1962 (1962-12-25)
Passengers
FY20112
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Minami-Otari
9
Terminus
 Ōito Line
Local
 Hakuba-Ōike
11
towards Matsumoto
Location
Chikuni Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Chikuni Station
Chikuni Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Chikuni Station is located in Japan
Chikuni Station
Chikuni Station
Chikuni Station (Japan)

Chikuni Station (千国駅, Chikuni-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Chikuni Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 68.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

The station opened on 25 December 1962.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 123. ISBN 9784784071647.
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