Hōshakuji Station (宝積寺駅, Hōshakuji-eki) is a junction railway station in the town of Takanezawa, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station building was designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates.[citation needed] The station is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Hōshakuji Station 宝積寺駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Hōshakuji Station west entrance in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Hōshakuji, Takanezawa-machi, Shioya-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-1233 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°37′53.36″N 139°58′46.27″E | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 121.2 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 October 1899 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 2,251 | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Hōshakuji Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture![]() ![]() Hōshakuji Station Hōshakuji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Hōshakuji Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also a terminal station for the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line to Karasuyama.
The station has an elevated station building, with one side platform and one island platform underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso |
2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line) |
3 | ■ Karasuyama Line | for Niita and Karasuyama for Utsunomiya |
Hōshakuji Station opened on 21 October 1899.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2251 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 2,046[3] |
2005 | 2,036[4] |
2010 | 2,213[5] |
2015 | 2,203[6] |
Stations of the Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line) | ||
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Stations of the Karasuyama Line | |
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