Yashiro Kōkō-mae Station

Railway station in Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°32′53″N 138°07′57″E / 36.5481°N 138.1326°E / 36.5481; 138.1326Elevation357 meters^{[citation needed]}Operated by

Shinano RailwayLine(s)■ Shinano Railway LineDistance61.8 km from KaruizawaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsitewww.shinanorailway.co.jp/area/yashirokoukoumae.phpHistoryOpened22 March 2001PassengersFY20111,530 daily

Location
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Yashiro Kōkō-mae Station (屋代高校前駅, Yashirokōkōmae-eki, lit. "In front of Yashiro High School") 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 Kōkō-mae Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 61.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Shinano Railway Line
Yashiro		Local		Shinonoi

History

Yashiro Kōkō-mae Station opened on 22 March 2001.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,530 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Yashiro High School
Mori Shogunzuka Kofun
Nagano Prefectural History Museum

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.