Saku-Hirose Station

Saku-Hirose Station (佐久広瀬駅, Saku-Hirose-eki) is a train station in the village of Minamimaki, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Saku-Hirose Station 佐久広瀬駅
Saku-Hirose Station, November 2012
Location	Hirose, Minamimaki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1303 Japan
Coordinates	36.0037°N 138.5191°E
Elevation	1082 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	34.9 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 January 1935
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Saku-Uminokuchi toward Komoro Koumi Line Shinano-Kawakami toward Kobuchizawa
Location
Saku-Hirose Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Saku-Hirose Station Saku-Hirose Station (Japan)

Lines

Saku-Hirose Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 34.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter directly on the platform. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Saku-Hirose Station opened on 16 January 1935. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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. 156. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)