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Kiso-Hirasawa Station

木曽平沢駅
Kiso-Hirasawa Station; 木曽平沢駅
	Kiso-Hirasawa Station in November 2013
General information
Location	Kiso-Hirasawa, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-6302; Japan
Coordinates	35°58′45″N 137°49′57″E / 35.9791°N 137.8326°E
Elevation	914.9 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	241.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	5 June 1930; 93 years ago
Passengers
FY2015	46 daily
Location
	Kiso-Hirasawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kiso-Hirasawa Station Kiso-Hirasawa Station (Japan)

Kiso-Hirasawa Station (木曽平沢駅, Kiso-Hirasawa-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines edit

Kiso-Hirasawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 241.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 155.5 kilometers from Nagoya.^[1]

Layout edit

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

Platforms edit

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Shiojiri and Nagano
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations edit

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Niekawa		Local		Narai

History edit

Kiso-Hirasawa Station was opened on 5 June 1930. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.^[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 46 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area edit

Hirasawa Post Office
National Route 19

References edit

^ ^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.