Inakita Station

Railway station in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°50′44″N 137°57′51″E / 35.8456°N 137.9642°E / 35.8456; 137.9642Elevation643 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Iida LineDistance178.9 km from ToyohashiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened4 January 1912PassengersFY20151,112 daily

Location
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Inakita Station (伊那北駅, Inakita-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1]

Lines

Inakita Station is served by the Iida Line and is 178.9 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 connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno
2, 3	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Iida Line
Inashi	Rapid Misuzu	Tabata
Inashi	Local	Tabata

History

Inakita Station opened on 4 January 1912. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1991.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1012 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Ina Kita High School
Ina Chuo Hospital

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.
^ 市勢の概要2015（平成28年版）I7 運輸・通信・交通 1 市内鉄道各駅乗車人員 [City Statistics (Fiscal 2015) section I Transport - Communications] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ina City. 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}