Hotaka Station

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]

Ōito Line32
Hotaka Station

穂高駅
Hotaka Station in September 2015
Location5944 Hotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8303
Japan
Coordinates36°20′23.29″N 137°52′54.62″E
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
Passengers
FY20151152
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shinano-Ōmachi
23
toward Minami-Otari
 Azusa Toyoshina
34
toward Chiba or Tokyo
Ariake
One-way operation
 Ōito Line
Rapid
 Hakuyachō
33
toward Matsumoto
Ariake
31
toward Minami-Otari
 Ōito Line
Local
Location
Hotaka Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hotaka Station
Hotaka Station (Japan)

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. 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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