Miyanokoshi Station

Railway station in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°53′16″N 137°45′51″E / 35.8879°N 137.7641°E / 35.8879; 137.7641Elevation859.6 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Chūō Main LineDistance255.5 km from TokyoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened25 December 1910; 113 years ago (1910-12-25)PassengersFY201540 daily

Location
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Miyanokoshi Station (宮ノ越駅, Miyanokoshi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Miyanokoshi Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 255.5 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 141.4 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has one island platform 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
Yabuhara		Local		Harano

History

Miyanokoshi Station was opened on 25 November 1910. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Kiso River
Miyanokoshi-juku
National Route 19

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.