Chikuni Station

Ōito Line10
Chikuni Station

千国駅
Chikuni Station in April 2009
General information
Location7730 Chikuni-Otsu, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9422
Japan
Coordinates36°45′48″N 137°54′04″E / 36.7634°N 137.9011°E / 36.7634; 137.9011
Elevation539.6 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance68.7 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1962 (1962-12-25)
Passengers
FY20112
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Minami-Otari
9
Terminus
Ōito Line
Local
Hakuba-Ōike
11
towards Matsumoto
Location
Chikuni Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Chikuni Station
Chikuni Station (Japan)

Chikuni Station (千国駅, Chikuni-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Chikuni Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 68.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

The station opened on 25 December 1962.[1] 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

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. 123. ISBN 9784784071647.