Ōito Line32 Hotaka Station 穂高駅
Hotaka Station in September 2015
General information
Location	5944 Hotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8303 Japan
Coordinates	36°20′23.29″N 137°52′54.62″E / 36.3398028°N 137.8818389°E / 36.3398028; 137.8818389
Elevation	546.0 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	16.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1915; 108 years ago (1915-07-15)
Passengers
FY2015	1152
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinano-Ōmachi 23 towards Minami-Otari Azusa Toyoshina 34 towards Chiba or Tokyo Ariake One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Hakuyachō 33 towards Matsumoto Ariake 31 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local
Location
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Hotaka Station (穂高駅, Hotaka-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Hotaka Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 16.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station building is modelled after nearby Hotaka Jinja (Hotaka Shrine).^[1]

Platforms

History

Hotaka Station opened on 15 July 1915. The present station building was completed in 1940. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• former Hotaka Town Hall
• National Route 147