Hijiri-Kōgen Station

Hijiri-Kōgen Station
Hijiri-Kōgen Station; 聖高原駅
	Hijiri-Kōgen Station, October 2013
Location	Urushida, Omi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7701; Japan
Coordinates	36.4550°N 138.0478°E
Elevation	621.4 meters [1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinonoi Line
Distance	45.0 km from Shiojiri
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1900
Previous names	Omi Station (to 1976)
Passengers
FY2015	311
Services
Location
	Hijiri-Kōgen Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hijiri-Kōgen Station Hijiri-Kōgen Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

Hijiri-Kōgen Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 45.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]

Station layout

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]

Platforms

1	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
2	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
3	■ Shinonoi Line	(siding)

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 311 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

former Omi village office
Omi Post Office
National Route 403

References

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. 86. ISBN 9784784071647.
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.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[Shinano-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. 86. ISBN 9784784071647.

[jreast2015stats-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.