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 (1915-07-15)
Passengers
FY20151152
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shinano-Ōmachi
23
towards Hakuba
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
Location within Nagano Prefecture
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

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

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

See also

References

  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.