Hiraoka Station (Nagano)

Hiraoka Station 平岡駅
Hiraoka Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Hiraoka, Tenryū-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1201 Japan
Coordinates	35.2730°N 137.8533°E / 35.2730; 137.8533
Elevation	324 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	93.8 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	16 April 1936
Previous names	Mitsushima Station (to 1952)
Passengers
FY2016	64 (daily)
Location Hiraoka Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hiraoka Station Hiraoka Station (Japan)

Hiraoka Station (平岡駅, Hiraoka-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Tenryū, Shimoina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Hiraoka Station is served by the Iida Line and is 93.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō
2	■ Iida Line	for Chūbu-Tenryū and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Misakubo		Limited Express Inaji		Nukuta
Ugusu		Local		Shiteguri

History

Hiraoka Station opened on 26 April 1936 as Mitsushima Station (満島駅). It was renamed to its present name on 15 November 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Tenryū Village Hall
• Tenryū Elementary School
• Tenryū Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hiraoka Station (Nagano) at Wikimedia Commons

• Hiraoka Station information (in Japanese)