Miyada Station

Railway station in Miyada, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°46′02″N 137°56′18″E / 35.7673°N 137.9382°E / 35.7673; 137.9382Elevation648 meters^{[citation needed]}Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Iida LineDistance169.1 km from ToyohashiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened27 December 1913Previous namesMiyata Station (to 1956)PassengersFY2016350 daily

Location
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Miyada Station (宮田駅, Miyada-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Miyada, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Miyada Station is served by the Iida Line and is 169.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Iida Line
Ōtagiri	Rapid Misuzu	Akagi
Ōtagiri	Local	Akagi

History

The station opened on 27 December 1913 as Miyata Station. It was renamed Miyada on 15 December 1956.^{[citation needed]} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 350 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Miyada Village Hall
Miyada Elementary School
Miyada Junior High School

References

^ 83 JRの駅別乗車人員-1日平均 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2019.