Yokokura Station 横倉駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yokokura Station, June 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hokushin, Sakae-mura, Shimominochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-2702 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°58′48″N 138°33′01″E / 36.98000°N 138.55028°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 288.3 meters[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iiyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 46.6 km from Toyono | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 November 1925 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 15 (daily) | ||||||||||
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  Yokokura Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Yokokura Station Yokokura Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Yokokura Station (横倉駅, Yokokura-eki) is a railway station in the Iiyama Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Hokushin in the village of Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Yokokura Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 46.6 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 originally had an island platform, but was converted when rebuilt following the 2011 Nagano Earthquake. The station is staffed.[1]
History
Yokokura Station opened on 19 November 1925. A new station building was completed in April 2004. 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 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Chikuma River
- Sakae Elementary School
National Route 117
See also
References
- 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. 26. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)