Shinano-Taira Station
Railway station in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Shinano-Taira Station (信濃平駅, Shinano-Taira-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastShinano-Taira Station 信濃平駅 | |||||||||||
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The waiting room at Shinano-Taira Station in May 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Tokiwa, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2414 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.8851°N 138.3785°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 311.6 metres (1,022 ft)[1] | ||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Iiyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.8 kilometres (14.8 mi) from Toyono | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 July 1923 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Shinshū-Taira (until 1944) | ||||||||||
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Lines
Shinano-Taira Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 23.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track, with a converted former freight car as the station building. The station is unattended.[1]
History
The station opened on 6 July 1923 as Shinshū-Taira Station (信州平駅).[1] It was renamed Shinano-Taira Station with the nationalisation of the Iiyama line on 1 June 1944.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
