Yanaba Station

Railway station in Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°35′41″N 137°50′42″E / 36.5947°N 137.8450°E / 36.5947; 137.8450Elevation827.2 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōito LineDistance46.3 km from MatsumotoPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation code18WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 September 1929; 94 years ago (1929-09-25)PassengersFY201123 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kamishiro One-way operation		Ōito Line Rapid		Shinano-Kizaki 21 towards Shinano-Ōmachi
Minami-Kamishiro 16 towards Minami-Otari		Ōito Line Local		Uminokuchi 19 towards Matsumoto

Former services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Yanaba-Ski-jō-mae 17 towards Minami-Otari		Ōito Line Local		Uminokuchi 19 towards Matsumoto

Location
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Yanaba Station (簗場駅, Yanaba-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Yanaba Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 46.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Ōito Line	for Hakuba and Minami-Otari
2	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hotaka, Toyoshina and Matsumoto

History

Yanaba Station opened on 25 September 1929.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

National Route 148

References

^ ^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. 115. ISBN 9784784071647.