Komagane Station

Komagane Station

駒ヶ根駅
Komagane Station; 駒ヶ根駅
	Komagane Station in March 2011
General information
Location	1-1 Higashimachi, Komagane-shi, Nagano-ken 399-4106; Japan
Coordinates	35°44′10″N 137°56′13″E / 35.7361°N 137.9370°E / 35.7361; 137.9370
Elevation	674 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	165.6 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	31 October 1914
Previous names	Akaho Station (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2017	526 (daily)
Location
	Komagane Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Komagane Station Komagane Station (Japan)

Komagane Station (駒ヶ根駅, Komagane-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Komagane, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1]

Lines

Komagane Station is served by the Iida Line and is 165.6 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 serving three tracks.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno for Iida and Tenryūkyō
2	■ Iida Line	starting trains for Iida and Tenryūkyō
3	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Iida Line
Ina-Fukuoka	Rapid Misuzu	Ōtagiri
Komachiya	Local	Ōtagiri

History

The station opened on 31 October 1914 as Akaho Station (赤穂駅). It was renamed Komagane on 1 October 1959. The present station building was completed in 1980.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 526 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

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. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 駒ヶ根市の統計 [Komagane City Statistics (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: Komagane City. 2017. Archived from the original on 2014-09-19.

External links

Komagane Station information (in Japanese)

[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. ISBN 9784784071647.

[Komagane_2017stats-2] 駒ヶ根市の統計 [Komagane City Statistics (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: Komagane City. 2017. Archived from the original on 2014-09-19.