Chikuni Station

Ōito Line10
Chikuni Station

千国駅
Ōito Line10; Chikuni Station; 千国駅
	Chikuni Station in April 2009
General information
Location	7730 Chikuni-Otsu, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9422; Japan
Coordinates	36°45′48″N 137°54′04″E / 36.7634°N 137.9011°E
Elevation	539.6 meters
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	68.7 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1962; 61 years ago
Passengers
FY2011	2
Services
Location
	Chikuni Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Chikuni Station Chikuni Station (Japan)

Chikuni Station (千国駅, Chikuni-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines[edit]

Chikuni Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 68.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

History[edit]

The station opened on 25 December 1962.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area[edit]

Otari Elementary School
National Route 148

References[edit]

^ ^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. p. 123. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links[edit]

JR East 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. p. 123. ISBN 9784784071647.

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