Hōshakuji Station (宝積寺駅, Hōshakuji-eki) is a junction railway station in the town of Takanezawa, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station building was designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates.[citation needed] The station is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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 Hōshakuji Station west entrance in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Hōshakuji, Takanezawa Town, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture 329-1233 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°37′53.36″N 139°58′46.27″E / 36.6314889°N 139.9795194°E | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 121.2 km (75.3 mi) from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 October 1899 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2,251 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHōshakuji Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also a terminal station for the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line to Karasuyama.
Station layout
editThe 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
edit| 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 |
History
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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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2251 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 2,046[3] |
| 2005 | 2,036[4] |
| 2010 | 2,213[5] |
| 2015 | 2,203[6] |
Surrounding area
edit- Takanezawa Town Hall
- Takanezawa Post Office
National Route 4- Kinugawa River
Gallery
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Eastern Exit, November 2022 -
Aisle, December 2016 -
Fare gates, ticket office and machines, November 2022 -
Platforms, 2022
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)