Chino Station 茅野駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 The west entrance of Chino Station in December 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 3506 Chino, Chino-Shi, Nagano-ken 391-0001 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°59′41″N 138°09′04″E / 35.9947°N 138.1511°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 790 meters [1] | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 195.2 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 November 1905 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2015 | 3,715 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Chino Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Chino Station Chino Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Chino Station (茅野駅, Chino-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Chino, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]
Lines
Chino Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 195.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[2]
Station layout
The station consists of one ground level side platform and one ground level island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2] A JNR Class C12 steam locomotive is preserved in the plaza outside the station's east entrance.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, Ōtsuki, and Hachiōji |
| 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, Ōtsuki, and Hachiōji |
Bus terminal
Highway buses
- Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station[3]
- Alpen Suwa; For Kyoto Station, Momoyamadai Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Umeda Station[4]
Route buses
- JR BUS
- For Takatō Bus Terminal, Senryuso[5]
- Alpico Kotsu
- For Mugikusa Pass[6]
- For Lake Shirakaba[7]
- For Shimo-Suwa Station
History
Chino Station opened on 25 November 1905.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[8]
Surrounding area
- Chino City Hall
- Tokyo University of Science, Suwa
National Route 20
National Route 152
See also
References
- ↑ "JR East". Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- 1 2 3 4 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. 64. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ↑ "高速バス諏訪・岡谷・茅野－新宿線". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "高速バス茅野・諏訪－大阪線". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ At the bus stop, you are able to transfer onto bus routes bound for Mount Senjō
- ↑ Transferring onto Chikuma Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Sakudaira Station
- ↑ Transferring onto Tateshina Smile Kotsu and Toshin Kanko Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Oya Station (Nagano), Sakudaira Station or Ueda Station
- ↑ 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 October 2016.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)