Hirooka Station

Hirooka Station is a train station in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

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Lines

Hirooka Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station. Many trains of the Chūō Main Line continue past the nominal intermediate terminus of the line at and continue on to via this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

Hirooka Station opened on 10 July 1933. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Station numbering was introduced on the line from February 2025, with the station being assigned number SN02.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2552 passengers daily.