Hiraoka Station (Nagano)

Hiraoka Station (平岡駅, Hiraoka-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Tenryū, Shimoina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Hiraoka Station

平岡駅
Hiraoka Station in May 2010
General information
LocationHiraoka, Tenryū-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1201
Japan
Coordinates35°16′23″N 137°51′12″E / 35.2730°N 137.8533°E / 35.2730; 137.8533
Elevation324 meters[citation needed]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance93.8 km from Toyohashi
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened16 April 1936
Previous namesMitsushima Station (to 1952)
Passengers
FY201664 (daily)
Location
Hiraoka Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Hiraoka Station
Hiraoka Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hiraoka Station is located in Japan
Hiraoka Station
Hiraoka Station
Hiraoka Station (Japan)

Lines

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Hiraoka Station is served by the Iida Line and is 93.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Iida Line for Iida and Tenryūkyō
2  Iida Line for Chūbu-Tenryū and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Iida Line
Misakubo   Limited Express Inaji   Nukuta
Ugusu   Local   Shiteguri

History

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Hiraoka Station opened on 26 April 1936 as Mitsushima Station (満島駅). It was renamed to its present name on 15 November 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Tenryū Village Hall
  • Tenryū Elementary School
  • Tenryū Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 83 JRの駅別乗車人員-1日平均 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-25.
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