Hijiri-Kōgen Station (聖高原駅, Hijirikōgen-eki) is a train station in the village of Omi, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hijiri-Kōgen Station 聖高原駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hijiri-Kōgen Station, October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Urushida, Omi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7701 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.4550°N 138.0478°E / 36.4550; 138.0478 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 621.4 meters [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 45.0 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Omi Station (to 1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 311 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hijiri-Kōgen Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano PrefectureHijiri-Kōgen Station Hijiri-Kōgen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hijiri-Kōgen Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 45.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]
The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
| 3 | ■ Shinonoi Line | (siding) |
Hijiri-Kōgen Station opened on 1 November 1900 as Omi Station (麻績駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1976.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 311 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Stations of the Shinonoi Line | |
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