Hotaka Station

Ōito Line32
Hotaka Station
Ōito Line32; Hotaka Station; 穂高駅
	Hotaka Station in September 2015
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	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	16.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1915
Passengers
FY2015	1152
Services
Location
	Hotaka Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hotaka Station Hotaka Station (Japan)

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]

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

former Hotaka Town Hall
National Route 147

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. 101. 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. 101. 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.