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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 5944 Hotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8303 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°20′23.29″N 137°52′54.62″E | |||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 546.0 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 16.2 km from Matsumoto | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
Station code | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 15 July 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY2015 | 1152 | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Hotaka Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture![]() ![]() Hotaka Station Hotaka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Hotaka Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 16.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
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]
1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Toyoshina, Hitoichiba, Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Matsukawa, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
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]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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Stations of the Ōito Line (Matsumoto - Minami-Otari) | |
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