Hotaka Station
Hotaka Station 穂高駅 | |||||
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![]() Hotaka Station in September 2015 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 5944 Hotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8303 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 36°20′23.29″N 137°52′54.62″E / 36.3398028°N 137.8818389°E | ||||
Elevation | 546.0 meters[1] | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | ||||
Distance | 16.2 km from Matsumoto | ||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Station code | 32 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 15 July 1915 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2015 | 1152 | ||||
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Hotaka Station (穂高駅, Hotaka-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Hotaka Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 16.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station building is modelled after nearby Hotaka Jinja (Hotaka Shrine).[1]
Platforms
1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Toyoshina, Hitoichiba, Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Matsukawa, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Ōito Line | ||||
Toyoshina (34) | Limited Express Azusa | Shinano-Ōmachi (23) | ||
Toyoshina (34) | Limited Express Shinano | Shinano-Ōmachi (23) | ||
Toyoshina (34) | Rapid Moonlight Shinshu | Shinano-Ōmachi (23) | ||
Matsumoto (42) | Rapid Resort View Furusato | Shinano-Matsukawa (27) | ||
Hakuyachō (33) | Rapid | Ariake (31) | ||
Hakuyachō (33) | Local | Ariake (31) |
History
Hotaka Station opened on 15 July 1915. The present station building was completed in 1940. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- former Hotaka Town Hall
National Route 147
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)