Yokokura Station (Nagano)

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.

Yokokura Station

横倉駅
Yokokura Station, June 2013
LocationHokushin, Sakae-mura, Shimominochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-2702
Japan
Coordinates36°58′48″N 138°33′01″E
Elevation288.3 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Iiyama Line
Distance46.6 km from Toyono
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 November 1925
Passengers
FY201715 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hirataki
toward Nagano
 Iiyama Line Mori-Miyanohara
toward Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Yokokura Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Yokokura Station
Yokokura Station (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

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. 26. 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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