Hotaka Station

Hotaka Station
穂高駅

Hotaka Station in September 2015
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 / 36.3398028; 137.8818389Coordinates: 36°20′23.29″N 137°52′54.62″E / 36.3398028°N 137.8818389°E / 36.3398028; 137.8818389
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance 16.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1402
History
Opened 15 July 1915
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 1152
Location
Hotaka Station
Location within Japan

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).

Lines

Hotaka Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 16.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.

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 Hotaka Jinja (Hotaka Shrine) close by.

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 »
Ōito Line
Hakuyachō - Ariake

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 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.
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