Chino Station

Chino Station

茅野駅
Chino Station; 茅野駅
	The west entrance of Chino Station in December 2005
Location	3506 Chino, Chino-Shi, Nagano-ken 391-0001; Japan
Coordinates	35°59′41″N 138°09′04″E / 35.9947°N 138.1511°ECoordinates: 35°59′41″N 138°09′04″E / 35.9947°N 138.1511°E
Elevation	790 meters
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	195.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 November 1905
Passengers
FY2015	3,715 daily
Services
Location
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Chino Station (茅野駅, Chino-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Chino, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[2]

Lines[]

Chino Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 195.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.^[2]

Station layout[]

The station consists of one ground level side platform and one ground level island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2] A JNR Class C12 steam locomotive is preserved in the plaza outside the station's east entrance.

Platforms[]

1	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano
2	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and Nagano for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, Ōtsuki, and Hachiōji
3	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, Ōtsuki, and Hachiōji

Bus terminal[]

Highway buses[]

Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station^[3]
Alpen Suwa; For Kyoto Station, Momoyamadai Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Umeda Station^[4]

Route buses[]

JR BUS
- For Takatō Bus Terminal, Senryuso^[5]
Alpico Kotsu
- For Mugikusa Pass^[6]
- For Lake Shirakaba^[7]
- For Shimo-Suwa Station

History[]

Chino Station opened on 25 November 1905.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[8]

Surrounding area[]

References[]

^ JR East
^ Jump up to: ^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. 64. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ "高速バス諏訪・岡谷・茅野－新宿線". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
^ "高速バス茅野・諏訪－大阪線". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
^ At the busstop, you are able to transfer onto bus routes bound for Mount Senjō
^ Transferring onto Chikuma Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Sakudaira Station
^ Transferring onto Tateshina Smile Kotsu and Toshin Kanko Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Oya Station (Nagano), Sakudaira Station or Ueda Station
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

External links[]

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[1] JR East

[Shinano-2] Jump up to: ^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. 64. ISBN 9784784071647.

[3] "高速バス諏訪・岡谷・茅野－新宿線". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

[4] "高速バス茅野・諏訪－大阪線". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

[5] At the busstop, you are able to transfer onto bus routes bound for Mount Senjō

[6] Transferring onto Chikuma Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Sakudaira Station

[7] Transferring onto Tateshina Smile Kotsu and Toshin Kanko Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Oya Station (Nagano), Sakudaira Station or Ueda Station

[jreast2015stats-8] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

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