Shinano-Taira Station

信濃平駅

The waiting room at Shinano-Taira Station in May 2017

General information

Location

Tokiwa, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2414
Japan

Coordinates

36°53′06″N 138°22′43″E / 36.8851°N 138.3785°E

Elevation

311.6 m^[1]

Operated by

JR East

Line(s)

■ Iiyama Line

Distance

23.8 kilometers from Toyono

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Other information

Status

Unstaffed

Website

Official website

History

Opened

6 July 1923

Previous names

Shinshū-Taira (until 1944)

Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kita-Iiyama towards Nagano		Iiyama Line		Togarinozawa-Onsen towards Echigo-Kawaguchi

Location
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Shinano-Taira Station (信濃平駅, Shinano-Taira-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Shinano-Taira Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 23.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track, with a converted former freight car as the station building. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

The station opened on 6 July 1923 as Shinshū-Taira Station (信州平駅).^[1] It was renamed Shinano-Taira Station with the nationalisation of the Iiyama line on 1 June 1944.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Uchiyama, Kunio, ed. (20 June 2009). 長野県鉄道全駅 [The databook of all railroad stations in Nagano] (in Japanese). Japan: The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun. p. 39. ISBN 978-4-7840-7112-8.