Yashiro Station

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Yashiro Station 屋代駅
Yashiro Station in March 2008
General information
Location	3139 Ojima, Chikuma-shi, Nagano-ken 387-0013 Japan
Coordinates	36°31′59″N 138°07′40″E / 36.5330°N 138.1278°E / 36.5330; 138.1278
Elevation	361 m[citation needed]
Operated by	Shinano Railway
Line(s)	■ Shinano Railway Line
Distance	59.9 km from Karuizawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 March 1888
Passengers
FY2011	4,464 daily
Location Yashiro Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Yashiro Station Yashiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yashiro Station (屋代駅, Yashiro-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in the city of Chikuma, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

Yashiro Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 59.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.^[1]

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Yashiro Station opened on 15 August 1888.^[1] The Nagano Electric Railway Yashiro Line also served this station from 10 June 1922 to 31 March 2012.^{[citation needed]}

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 4,464 passengers daily.^[1]

• Chikuma City Hall
• Chikuma Post Office
• Yashiro-Minami High School

• List of railway stations in Japan

• Official website (in Japanese)