Hirata Station (Nagano)

Location
	Hirata Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hirata Station Hirata Station (Japan)

Hirata Station

平田駅
Hirata Station; 平田駅
	East entrance of Hirata Station in August 2024
General information
Location	2-162-2 Hirata-nishi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0015; Japan
Coordinates	36°11′30″N 137°57′45″E / 36.19167°N 137.96250°E
Elevation	609.0 meters
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinonoi Line
Distance	8.8 km from Shiojiri
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1721
History
Opened	18 March 2007
Passengers
FY2015	1448 (daily)
Services
Location
Location
	Hirata Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hirata Station Hirata Station (Japan)

Hirata Station (平田駅, Hirata-eki) is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hirata Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 8.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.Many trains of the Chūō Main Line continue past the nominal intermediate terminus of the line at Shiojiri and continue on to Matsumoto via this station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano
2	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shiojiri and Kami-Suwa

History

Hirata Station opened on 18 March 2007.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1448 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. 78. 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.

External links

JR East Hirata Station

[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. 78. ISBN 9784784071647.

[jreast2015stats-2] 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.

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