Elevation 576.8 meters Line(s) ■ Ōito Line Platforms 1 side platform Opened 29 September 1915 | Operated by JR East Distance 22.8 km from Matsumoto Address Japan | |
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Location Higashi-Kawahara, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501
Japan Similar Kita‑Hosono Station, Azumi‑Oiwake Station, Shinano‑Matsukawa Station, Azumi‑Kutsukake Station, Shinano‑Tokiwa Station | ||
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Hosono Station (細野駅, Hosono-eki) is a railway station in the village of Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Hosono Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 22.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
The station opened on September 29, 1915 when Shinano Railway extended the operation from Ariake Station to Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (present-day Shinano-Matsukawa Station). Shinano Railway was integrated into the Japanese Government Railways on June 1, 1937. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.