Elevation 546.0 meters Line(s) ■ Ōito Line Station code 32 Opened 15 July 1915 | Operated by JR East Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 5944 Hotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8303Japan Similar |
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).
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Lines
Hotaka Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 16.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
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).
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).