Kita-Hosono Station

Kita-Hosono Station (北細野駅, Kita-Hosono-eki) is a railway station in the village of Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Ōito Line28
Kita-Hosono Station

北細野駅
Kita-Hosono Station, October 2016
LocationAkashiba, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501
Japan
Coordinates36.4065°N 137.8629°E / 36.4065; 137.8629
Elevation587.9 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōito Line
Distance23.8 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code28
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 October 1930
Previous namesOkame-mae (until 1937)
Passengers
FY2011130
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shinano-Matsukawa
27
toward Minami-Otari
 Ōito Line
Local
 Hosono
29
toward Matsumoto
Location
Kita-Hosono Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kita-Hosono Station
Kita-Hosono Station (Japan)

Lines

Kita-Hosono Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 23.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

The station opened on 28 October 1930 as Okame-mae Station (おかめ前駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1937.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 209. ISBN 4533029809.
  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. 105. ISBN 9784784071647.
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