Hakuyachō Station

Railway station in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°19′23.462″N 137°53′17.927″E / 36.32318389°N 137.88831306°E / 36.32318389; 137.88831306Elevation545.2 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōito LineDistance14.2 km from MatsumotoPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffedStation code33WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 June 1915PassengersFY2015521 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Hotaka One-way operation		Ōito Line Rapid		Toyoshina 34 towards Matsumoto
Hotaka 32 towards Minami-Otari		Ōito Line Local		Toyoshina 34 towards Matsumoto

Location
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Hakuyachō Station (柏矢町駅, Hakuyachō-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Hakuyachō Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 14.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.^[1]

History

Hakuyachō Station opened on 1 June 1915.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.