Hozumi Station Explained


Hozumi Station
Native Name:穂積駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:370 Beppu, Mizuho-shi, Gifu-ken 501-0222
Country:Japan
Line: Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance:402.3 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:August 1, 1906
Passengers:8,227 daily
Pass Year:2016
Map Type:Japan Gifu Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hozumi Station

is a train station in the city of Mizuho, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Hozumi Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 402.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Hozumi Station has one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Hozumi Station opened on August 1, 1906. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Hozumi Station was assigned station number CA76.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8227 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei/tokei/tokei-joho/11111/tokeisyo-youran/gifuken-tokeisho/H28.data/H28-11unyutuusin.pdf. ja: 岐阜県統計書(平成28年). Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016). 2017. Gifu Prefecture. Japan. ja. 11 October 2017.