Shinano-Taira Station
Shinano-Taira Station (信濃平駅, Shinano-Taira-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shinano-Taira Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 23.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track, with a converted former freight car as the station building. The station is unattended.
History
The station opened on 6 July 1923 as Shinshū-Taira Station (信州平駅). It was renamed Shinano-Taira Station with the nationalisation of the Iiyama line on 1 June 1944. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ Uchiyama, Kunio, ed. (20 June 2009). 長野県鉄道全駅 [The databook of all railroad stations in Nagano] (in Japanese). Japan: The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun. p. 39. ISBN 978-4-7840-7112-8.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)