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Miyota Station

Railway station in Miyota, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°19′09″N 138°30′23″E / 36.3192°N 138.5063°E / 36.3192; 138.5063Elevation819 m^{[citation needed]}Operated by

Shinano RailwayLine(s)■ Shinano Railway LineDistance13.2 km from KaruizawaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 December 1888PassengersFY20131,286 daily

Location
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Miyota Station (御代田駅, Miyota-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in the town of Miyota, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Lines

Miyota Station is served by the 65.1 km Shinano Railway Line, and is 13.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Komoro, Ueda, and Nagano
2	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Karuizawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinano Railway Line
Shinano-Oiwake		Local		Hirahara

History

The station opened on 1 December 1888.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,286 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Miyota Post Office

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.