Kinoshita Station

Kinoshita Station 木ノ下駅
Kinoshita Station in November 2005
General information
Location	11945 Nakaminowa, Minowa-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-4601 Japan
Coordinates	35.9011°N 137.9879°E / 35.9011; 137.9879
Elevation	676 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	185.6 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	22 February 1911
Passengers
FY2016	414 daily
Location Kinoshita Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Kinoshita Station Kinoshita Station (Japan)

Kinoshita Station (木ノ下駅, Kinoshita-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Kinoshita Station is served by the Iida Line and is 185.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

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 built on top of the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Kitatono		Rapid Misuzu		Ina-Matsushima
Kitatono		Local		Ina-Matsushima

History

Kinoshita Station opened on 22 February 1911. 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 1997.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 414 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 153
• Tenryū River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kinoshita Station information (in Japanese)