Kitatono Station
Railway station in Minamiminowa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Kitatono Station (北殿駅, Kitatono-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Minamiminowa, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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JR CentralKitatono Station 北殿駅 | |||||
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 Kitatono Station in September 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3718 Kitadono, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-4511 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35.8796°N 137.9841°E | ||||
| Elevation | 661 meters[citation needed] | ||||
| Operated by | JR Central | ||||
| Line |  Iida Line | ||||
| Distance | 183.2 km from Toyohashi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 November 1911 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 287 daily | ||||
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Lines
Kitatono Station is an unattended station served by the Iida Line and is 183.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Iida Line | for Tatsuno |
| 2 | ■ Iida Line | for Iida and Tenryūkyō |
Adjacent stations
History
Kitatono Station opened on 3 November 1911. From 1943 to 1956, the name of the station was officially pronounced "Kitadono Station".[citation needed] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1991.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 287 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
The station is located in central Minamiminowa.
