Chino Station

{{short description|Railway station in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRSN|CO|56|size=50}}
Chino Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 茅野駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Chino sta02bs4592.jpg

| alt =

| caption = The west entrance of Chino Station in December 2005

| other_name =

| address = 3506 Chino, Chino-Shi, Nagano-ken 391-0001

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.9947|N|138.1511|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| code = CO56

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{JRLS|CO}} Chūō Main Line

| distance = 195.2 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| elevation = 790 meters {{Cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/nagano/trip/chino/main.html |title=JR East |access-date=2017-02-05 |archive-date=2019-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628161545/http://www.jreast.co.jp/nagano/trip/chino/main.html |url-status=dead }}

| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=988}}

| opened = {{start date and age|1905|11|25|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 3,715 daily

| pass_year = FY2015

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East

|line2=Azusa|left2=Kami-Suwa|note-left2={{JRSN|CO|57|size=25}}|right2=Fujimi|note-right2={{JRSN|CO|53|size=25}}

|line4=Chuo Main|left4=Kami-Suwa|note-left4={{JRSN|CO|57|size=30}}|right4=Aoyagi|note-right4={{JRSN|CO|55|size=30}}}}

| map_type = Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Chino Station

}}

{{Nihongo|Chino Station|茅野駅|Chino-eki}} is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Chino, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).{{cite book |last1=Shinano Mainichi Shimbun |title=Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅増補改訂版) |date=2011 |publisher=Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing |isbn=9784784071647 |page=64|language=ja}}

Lines

Chino Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 195.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground level side platform and one ground level island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A JNR Class C12 steam locomotive is preserved in the plaza outside the station's east entrance.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name= Chūō Main Line|linecol=Blue |dir=for {{STN|Kami-Suwa|x}}, {{STN|Shiojiri|x}}, {{STN|Matsumoto|x}}, and {{STN|Nagano|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=|nidx= Chūō Main Line|linecol=Blue |dir= for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, Matsumoto, and {{STN|Nagano|x}}
for {{STN|Kobuchizawa|x}}, {{STN|Kōfu|x}}, {{STN|Ōtsuki|x}}, and {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nidx= Chūō Main Line|linecol=Blue |dir= for Kobuchizawa, Kōfu, Ōtsuki, and Hachiōji}}

Bus terminal

=Highway buses=

Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station{{cite web|title = 高速バス諏訪・岡谷・茅野－新宿線|url = http://www.alpico.co.jp/access/express/suwa_shinjuku/|website = www.alpico.co.jp|access-date = 2016-02-05}}
Alpen Suwa; For Kyoto Station, Momoyamadai Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Umeda Station{{cite web|title = 高速バス茅野・諏訪－大阪線|url = http://www.alpico.co.jp/access/express/suwa_osaka/|website = www.alpico.co.jp|access-date = 2016-02-05}}

=Route buses=

JR BUS
For Takatō Bus Terminal, SenryusoAt the bus stop, you are able to transfer onto bus routes bound for Mount Senjō
Alpico Kotsu
For Mugikusa PassTransferring onto Chikuma Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Sakudaira Station
For Lake ShirakabaTransferring onto Tateshina Smile Kotsu and Toshin Kanko Bus at this bus stop enables you to go to Oya Station (Nagano), Sakudaira Station or Ueda Station
For Shimo-Suwa Station

History

Chino Station opened on 25 November 1905. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Station numbering introduced on the line from February 2025, with the station being assigned number CO56.{{cite web |title=ＪＲ東日本長野支社管内へ「駅ナンバリング」を拡大します |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2024/nagano/20241213_na02.pdf |website=East Japan Railway Company |access-date=8 April 2025 |language=Japanese |date=13 December 2024}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_03.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)|year= 2016|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= 5 October 2016}}