Hijiri-Kōgen Station

Hijiri-Kōgen Station
聖高原駅
Hijiri-Kōgen Station, October 2013
Location Urushida, Omi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7701
Japan
Elevation 621.4 meters
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Shinonoi Line
Distance 45.0 km from Shiojiri
Platforms 1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 November 1900
Previous names Omi Station (to 1976)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 311
Location
Hijiri-Kōgen Station
Location within Japan

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).

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.

Platforms

1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shinonoi and Nagano
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
3 ■ Shinonoi Line (siding)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shinonoi Line
Sakakita - Kamuriki

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).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

Coordinates: 36°27′18″N 138°02′52″E / 36.4550°N 138.0478°E / 36.4550; 138.0478

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