Inakita Station

Inakita Station (伊那北駅, Inakita-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1]

Inakita Station 伊那北駅
Inakita Station in March 2008
General information
Location	1930 Yamadera, Ina-shi, Nagano-ken 396-0023 Japan
Coordinates	35.8456°N 137.9642°E / 35.8456; 137.9642
Elevation	643 meters[1]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	178.9 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	4 January 1912
Passengers
FY2015	1,112 daily
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Lines

Inakita Station is served by the Iida Line and is 178.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno
2, 3	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Inashi		Rapid Misuzu		Tabata
Inashi		Local		Tabata

History

Inakita Station opened on 4 January 1912. 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.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1012 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ina Kita High School
• Ina Chuo Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan