Ina-Shimmachi Station

Railway station in Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°58′07″N 137°59′00″E / 35.9687°N 137.9833°E / 35.9687; 137.9833Elevation719 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Iida LineDistance193.4 km from ToyohashiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened28 December 1998Previous namesMinami-Shimmachi (to 1943)PassengersFY201679 (daily)

Location
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Ina-Shimmachi Station (伊那新町駅, Ina-Shimmachi-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Tatsuno, Kamiina District, Nagano, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1]

Lines

Ina-Shimmachi Station is served by the Iida Line and is 193.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno
2	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Iida Line
Haba	Rapid Misuzu	Miyaki
Haba	Local	Miyaki

History

The station opened on 28 December 1909 as the Minami-Shimmachi Stop (南新町停留場, Minami-Shimmachi Teiryujo). It was renamed Ina-Shimmachi on 1 August 1943.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 79 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 153
Tenryū River

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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. 181. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 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 25 March 2019.