title: Chikuni Station
text: # Chikuni Station
  
  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).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Chikuni Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 68.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 25 December 1962. 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
  