Hōshakuji Station

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. The station is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Hōshakuji Station

宝積寺駅
Hōshakuji Station west entrance in 2008
General information
LocationHōshakuji, Takanezawa Town, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture 329-1233
Japan
Coordinates36°37′53.36″N 139°58′46.27″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance121.2 km (75.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 October 1899 (1899-10-21)
Passengers
FY20192,251
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Okamoto
towards Tokyo
 Utsunomiya Line
Local
 Ujiie
towards Kuroiso
Okamoto
towards Utsunomiya
 Karasuyama Line Shimotsuke-Hanaoka
towards Karasuyama
Location
Hōshakuji Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Hōshakuji Station is located in Kanto Area
Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station (Kanto Area)
Hōshakuji Station is located in Japan
Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station (Japan)

Lines

Hōshakuji 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

The 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
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
The station in May 2007, before rebuilding

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

In 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 yearDaily average
20002,046[3]
20052,036[4]
20102,213[5]
20152,203[6]

Surrounding area
  • Eastern Exit, November 2022
    Eastern Exit, November 2022
  • Aisle, December 2016
    Aisle, December 2016
  • Fare gates, ticket office and machines, November 2022
    Fare gates, ticket office and machines, November 2022
  • Platforms, 2022
    Platforms, 2022

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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