Shinano-Asano Station

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.

Shinano-Asano Station

信濃浅野駅
Shinano-Asano Station, March 2015
LocationToyonomachi Asano, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 389-1104
Japan
Coordinates36.7223°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 JR East Following station
Toyono
toward Nagano
 Iiyama Line Tategahana
toward Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Shinano-Asano Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Asano Station
Shinano-Asano Station (Japan)
Station platform and sign, 2019

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. 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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