Shinano-Taira Station

信濃平駅
The waiting room at Shinano-Taira Station in May 2017
General information
LocationTokiwa, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2414
Japan
Coordinates36°53′06″N 138°22′43″E / 36.8851°N 138.3785°E / 36.8851; 138.3785
Elevation311.6 m[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Iiyama Line
Distance23.8 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 July 1923
Previous namesShinshū-Taira (until 1944)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kita-Iiyama
towards Nagano
 Iiyama Line Togarinozawa-Onsen
towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Shinano-Taira Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Taira Station
Shinano-Taira Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Taira Station is located in Japan
Shinano-Taira Station
Shinano-Taira Station
Shinano-Taira Station (Japan)

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).

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
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