Saku-Hirose Station (佐久広瀬駅, Saku-Hirose-eki) is a train station in the village of Minamimaki, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Saku-Hirose Station 佐久広瀬駅
Saku-Hirose Station, November 2012
General information
Location	Hirose, Minamimaki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1303 Japan
Coordinates	36.0037°N 138.5191°E / 36.0037; 138.5191
Elevation	1082 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Koumi Line
Distance	34.9 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 January 1935
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Saku-Uminokuchi towards Komoro Koumi Line Shinano-Kawakami towards Kobuchizawa
Location
Saku-Hirose Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Saku-Hirose Station Saku-Hirose Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Saku-Hirose Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 34.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]

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 directly on the platform. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Saku-Hirose Station opened on 16 January 1935. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saku-Hirose Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)