Toyoshina Station

Toyoshina Station (豊科駅, Toyoshina-eki) is a railway station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Ōito Line34 Toyoshina Station 豊科駅
Toyoshina Station, March 2010
General information
Location	4911-3 Toyoshina, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8205 Japan
Coordinates	36°18′0.78″N 137°54′3.49″E
Elevation	552.7 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	11.4 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	34
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 January 1915; 110 years ago (1915-01-06)
Passengers
FY2015	940
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hotaka 32 towards Hakuba Azusa Matsumoto 42 towards Chiba or Tokyo Hakuyachō One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Minami-Toyoshina 35 towards Matsumoto Hakuyachō 33 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local
Location Toyoshina Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Toyoshina Station Toyoshina Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Toyoshina Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 11.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ōito Line	for Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari

Toyoshina platform, May 2008

History

Toyoshina Station opened on 6 January 1915. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was remodelled in 2007.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 940 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• former Toyoshina Town Hall
• National Route 147

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan