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).[1]

Ōito Line29
Hosono Station

細野駅
Hosono Station, September 2009
General information
LocationHigashi-Kawahara, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501
Japan
Coordinates36°23′49.91″N 137°51′56.36″E / 36.3971972°N 137.8656556°E / 36.3971972; 137.8656556
Elevation576.8 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance22.8 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station code29
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 September 1915
Passengers
FY201156
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kita-Hosono
28
towards Minami-Otari
Ōito Line
Local
Azumi-Oiwake
30
towards Matsumoto
Location
Hosono Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Hosono Station
Hosono Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hosono Station is located in Japan
Hosono Station
Hosono Station
Hosono Station (Japan)

Lines

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Hosono Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 22.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

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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.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  • 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.
  1. ^ a b c d e 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. 104. ISBN 9784784071647.
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