Jūnikane Station

Jūnikane Station

十二兼駅
Jūnikane Station; 十二兼駅
	Jūnikane Station in September 2008
General information
Location	Yomikaki, Nagiso-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5301; Japan
Coordinates	35°38′46″N 137°37′04″E / 35.6461°N 137.6177°E / 35.6461; 137.6177
Elevation	474.4 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	292.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 September 1948; 75 years ago
Passengers
FY2015	20 daily
Location
	Jūnikane Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Jūnikane Station Jūnikane Station (Japan)

Jūnikane Station (十二兼駅, Jūnikane-eki) is a railway station in the town of Nagiso, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Jūnikane Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 292.5 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 104.4 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Nojiri		Local		Nagiso

History

Jūnikane Station began as "Jūnikane Signal Stop" on 3 December 1929. It was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 September 1948. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 20 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 19

References

^ a b c d 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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.

[Shinano-1] 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. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.

[Nagano_2015stats-2] 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.