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Hijiri Kōgen Station

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Elevation
  
621.4 meters

Distance
  
45.0 km from Shiojiri

Address
  
Japan

Operated by
  
JR East

Website
  
Official website

Opened
  
1 November 1900

Hijiri-Kōgen Station

Location
  
Urushida, Omi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7701 Japan

Platforms
  
1 island + 1 side platform

Similar
  
Kamuriki Station, Sakakita Station, Shinonoi Line, Obasute Station, Inariyama Station

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).

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Lines

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

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.

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. 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).

Surrounding area

  • former Omi village office
  • Omi Post Office
  • Japan National Route 403
  • References

    Hijiri-Kōgen Station Wikipedia