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Yashiro Station

Railway station in Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°31′59″N 138°07′40″E / 36.5330°N 138.1278°E / 36.5330; 138.1278Elevation361 m^{[citation needed]}Operated by

Shinano RailwayLine(s)■ Shinano Railway LineDistance59.9 km from KaruizawaPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 March 1888PassengersFY20114,464 daily

Location
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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.