| Hōshakuji Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 宝積寺駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Hōshakuji, Takanezawa Town, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture 329-1233 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Line: | |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform + 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 3 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Passengers: | 2,251 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan Kanto#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Hōshakuji Station |
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 is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at . It is also a terminal station for the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line to .
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.
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.
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 year | Daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,046[3] | |
| 2005 | 2,036[4] | |
| 2010 | 2,213[5] | |
| 2015 | 2,203[6] |