Hōshakuji Station

Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station; 宝積寺駅
	Hōshakuji Station west entrance in 2008
Location	Hōshakuji, Takanezawa-machi, Shioya-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-1233; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Utsunomiya Line; ■ Karasuyama Line;
Distance	121.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1398
History
Opened	21 October 1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	2,203
Location
	Hōshakuji Station Location within Japan

Hōshakuji Station (宝積寺駅, Hōshakuji-eki) is a railway station in Takanezawa, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates.

Lines

Hōshakuji Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Its is also a terminal station for the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line to Karasuyama.

Station layout

The station has an elevated station building, with one side platform and one island platform underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso
2	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)
3	■ Karasuyama Line	for Niita and Karasuyama for Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Utsunomiya Line
Okamoto	Local		Ujiie
Karasuyama Line
Okamoto (Through service)	Local	Shimotsuke-Hanaoka

History

The station in May 2007, before rebuilding

Hōshakuji Station opened on 21 October 1899.[1] 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 2,203 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	2,046[3]
2005	2,036[4]
2010	2,213[5]
2015	2,203[2]

Surrounding area

Takanezawa Town Hall
Takanezawa Post Office
National Route 4
Kinugawa River

References

日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 98. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
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 August 2016.
各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jnr1985-1] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 98. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[jreast2015stats-2] 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 August 2016.

[jreast2000stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[jreast2005stats-4] 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[jreast2010stats-5] 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2016.