Yashiro Station

Location
	Yashiro Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Yashiro Station Yashiro Station (Japan)

Yashiro Station

屋代駅
Yashiro Station; 屋代駅
	Yashiro Station in March 2008
General information
Location	3139 Ojima, Chikuma-shi, Nagano-ken 387-0013; Japan
Coordinates	36°31′59″N 138°07′40″E / 36.5330°N 138.1278°E
Elevation	361 m[citation needed]
Operated by	Shinano Railway
Line(s)	■ Shinano Railway Line
Distance	59.9 km from Karuizawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 March 1888
Passengers
FY2011	4,464 daily
Location
Location
	Yashiro Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Yashiro Station Yashiro Station (Japan)

Yashiro Station (屋代駅, Yashiro-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in the city of Chikuma, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Lines

Yashiro Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 59.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
2	■ Shinano Railway Line	-
3	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Ueda, Komoro, and Karuizawa

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Shinano Railway Line
Chikuma		Local		Yashiro Kōkō-mae

History

Yashiro Station opened on 15 August 1888.^[1] The Nagano Electric Railway Yashiro Line also served this station from 10 June 1922 to 31 March 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 4,464 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Chikuma City Hall
Chikuma Post Office
Yashiro-Minami High School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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