is a railway station on the

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Chino Station is served by the

, and is 195.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of one ground level

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and one ground level

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, connected by a footbridge. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office. A

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is preserved in the plaza outside the station's east entrance.

Platforms

Bus terminal

Highway buses

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; For

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* ''Alpen Suwa''; For

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, and

Umeda Station is a railway station in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005. Umeda Station is served by the following railways: *Hankyu Railway ( K� ...

Route buses

*JR BUS **For

Takatō Bus Terminal is a bus terminal at Ina, Nagano, Japan. The bus terminal is used by the JR Bus and Ina Bus. The terminal is located near Takatō Castle. Two bus routes are operated by JR Bus Kanto; Bound to Chino Station, Inashi Station and Inakita Station. Be ...

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or Ueda Station **For Shimo-Suwa Station

History

Chino Station opened on 25 November 1905. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Chino City Hall *

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* *

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Chūō East Line Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Chūō Main Line Chino, Nagano