Hotaka Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 穂高駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 5944 Hotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8303 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 36.3398°N 137.8818°W |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Ōito Line |
| Distance: | 16.2 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Elevation: | 546.0 meters |
| Code: | 32 |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Passengers: | 1152 |
| Pass Year: | FY2015 |
| Map Type: | Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Hotaka Station |
is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Hotaka Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 16.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]
The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station building is modelled after nearby Hotaka Jinja (Hotaka Shrine).[1]
Hotaka Station opened on 15 July 1915. The present station building was completed in 1940. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]