Hotaka Station

Ōito Line32
Hotaka Station

穂高駅
Hotaka Station in September 2015
General information
Location5944 Hotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8303
Japan
Coordinates36°20′23.29″N 137°52′54.62″E / 36.3398028°N 137.8818389°E / 36.3398028; 137.8818389
Elevation546.0 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance16.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code32
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 July 1915; 109 years ago (1915-07-15)
Passengers
FY20151152
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shinano-Ōmachi
23
towards Minami-Otari
Azusa Toyoshina
34
towards Chiba or Tokyo
Ariake
One-way operation
Ōito Line
Rapid
Hakuyachō
33
towards Matsumoto
Ariake
31
towards Minami-Otari
Ōito Line
Local
Location
Hotaka Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Hotaka Station
Hotaka Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hotaka Station is located in Japan
Hotaka Station
Hotaka Station
Hotaka Station (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).[1]

Lines

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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

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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

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1  Ōito Line for Toyoshina, Hitoichiba, Matsumoto and Shiojiri
2  Ōito Line for Shinano-Matsukawa, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari

History

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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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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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