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).
Hijiri-Kōgen Station 聖高原駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hijiri-Kōgen Station, October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Urushida, Omi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7701 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°27′18″N 138°02′52″E / 36.4550°N 138.0478°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 621.4 meters [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 45.0 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Omi Station (to 1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 311 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHijiri-Kōgen Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 45.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe 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.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
| 3 | ■ Shinonoi Line | (siding) |
History
editHijiri-Kōgen Station opened on 1 November 1900 as Omi Station (麻績駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1976.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 311 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- former Omi village office
- Omi Post Office
National Route 403
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)