Hideshio Station

Railway station in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°02′56″N 137°53′42″E / 36.0490°N 137.8951°E / 36.0490; 137.8951Elevation811.6 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Chūō Main LineDistance231.0 km from TokyoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened21 December 1926; 97 years ago (1926-12-21)PassengersFY201512 daily

Location
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Hideshio Station (日出塩駅, Hideshio-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Hideshio Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 231.0 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 165.9 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has two ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Shiojiri and Nagano
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Seba		Local		Niekawa

History

Hideshio Station began as Hideshio Signal Stop on 10 September 1913. it was elevated to a full passenger station on 21 December 1926. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai. A new station building was completed in 2009.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 12 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

References

^ ^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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.