Ōito Line10 Chikuni Station 千国駅
Chikuni Station in April 2009
General information
Location	7730 Chikuni-Otsu, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9422 Japan
Coordinates	36°45′48″N 137°54′04″E / 36.7634°N 137.9011°E / 36.7634; 137.9011
Elevation	539.6 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	68.7 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1962; 61 years ago (1962-12-25)
Passengers
FY2011	2
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Otari 9 Terminus Ōito Line Local Hakuba-Ōike 11 towards Matsumoto
Location
Chikuni Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Chikuni Station Chikuni Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Chikuni Station (千国駅, Chikuni-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Chikuni Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 68.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

The station opened on 25 December 1962.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Otari Elementary School
• National Route 148