Hijiri-Kōgen Station

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
Hijiri-Kōgen Station, October 2013
LocationUrushida, Omi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7701
Japan
Coordinates36.4550°N 138.0478°E / 36.4550; 138.0478
Elevation621.4 meters [1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shinonoi Line
Distance45.0 km from Shiojiri
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1900
Previous namesOmi Station (to 1976)
Passengers
FY2015311
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Akashina
(limited service)
toward Shiojiri
 Shinano
(limited service)
 Shinonoi
toward Nagano
Sakakita
(limited service)
toward Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Rapid
 Kamuriki
(limited service)
toward Nagano
Sakakita
toward Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Local & Rapid Misuzu
 Kamuriki
toward Nagano
Location
Hijiri-Kōgen Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Hijiri-Kōgen Station
Hijiri-Kōgen Station (Japan)

Lines

Hijiri-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

The 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
1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shinonoi and Nagano
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
3 ■ Shinonoi Line (siding)

History

Hijiri-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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 311 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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