Shinano-Asano Station

信濃浅野駅
Shinano-Asano Station, May 2022
General information
LocationToyonomachi Asano, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 389-1104
Japan
Coordinates36°43′20″N 138°17′41″E / 36.7223°N 138.2946°E / 36.7223; 138.2946
Elevation158.0 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iiyama Line
Distance2.2 km from Toyono
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 October 1921
Previous namesShinshū-Asano (to 1944)
Passengers
FY2017158 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Toyono
towards Nagano
Iiyama Line Tategahana
Location
Shinano-Asano Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Asano Station
Shinano-Asano Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Asano Station is located in Japan
Shinano-Asano Station
Shinano-Asano Station
Shinano-Asano Station (Japan)
Station platform, May 2022

Shinano-Asano Station (信濃浅野駅, Shinano-Asano-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Toyono-Asano in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Shinano-Asano Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 2.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station formerly had an island platform with a side platform for freight. The station is staffed.[1]

History

Shinano-Asano Station opened on 20 October 1921 as Shinshū-Asano Station (信州浅野駅, Shinshū-Asano-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1944 with the nationalization of the Iiyama Railway. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area, surrounded by apple orchards.

  • Asano Post Office

See also

References

  1. 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. 34. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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