Hosono Station

Ōito Line29 Hosono Station 細野駅
Hosono Station, September 2009
Location	Higashi-Kawahara, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501 Japan
Coordinates	36°23′49.91″N 137°51′56.36″E / 36.3971972°N 137.8656556°E / 36.3971972; 137.8656556
Elevation	576.8 meters[1]
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
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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]

Lines[]

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[]

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

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.^[1] 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 209. ISBN 4533029809.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hosono Station (Nagano).

• JR East station information (in Japanese)