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Hosono Station

Hosono Station

Railway station in Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

This article is about the railway station in Nagano Prefecture. For the railway station in Kyoto Prefecture, see Hōsono Station.

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]

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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

See also

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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 209. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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    Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 9784784071647.
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