Hosono Station

This article is about the railway station in Nagano Prefecture. For the railway station in Kyoto Prefecture, see Hōsono Station.

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).

Ōito Line29 Hosono Station 細野駅
Hosono Station, September 2009
General information
Location	Higashi-Kawahara, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501 Japan
Coordinates	36°23′49.91″N 137°51′56.36″E
Elevation	576.8 meters
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	22.8 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unattended
Station code	29
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 September 1915
Passengers
FY2011	56
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kita-Hosono 28 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Azumi-Oiwake 30 towards Matsumoto
Location Hosono Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hosono Station Hosono Station (Japan)

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.

Surrounding area

• National Route 147

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 209. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)