Elevation 621.4 meters Distance 45.0 km from Shiojiri Address Japan | Operated by JR East Website Official website Opened 1 November 1900 | |
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).