Hōshakuji Station

Location
	Hōshakuji Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Hōshakuji Station Hōshakuji Station (Kanto Area) Hōshakuji Station Hōshakuji Station (Japan)

Hōshakuji Station

宝積寺駅
Hōshakuji Station; 宝積寺駅
	Hōshakuji Station west entrance in 2008
General information
Location	Hōshakuji, Takanezawa Town, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture 329-1233; Japan
Coordinates	36°37′53.36″N 139°58′46.27″E / 36.6314889°N 139.9795194°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line; (JU Utsunomiya Line); Karasuyama Line;
Distance	121.2 km (75.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 October 1899; 125 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	2,251
Services
Location
Location
	Hōshakuji Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Hōshakuji Station Hōshakuji Station (Kanto Area) Hōshakuji Station Hōshakuji Station (Japan)

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.^{[citation needed]} The station is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

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 year	Daily average
2000	2,046^[3]
2005	2,036^[4]
2010	2,213^[5]
2015	2,203^[6]

Surrounding area

Takanezawa Town Hall
Takanezawa Post Office
National Route 4
Kinugawa River

Gallery

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

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jnr1985-1] 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.

[jreast2019stats-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.

[jreast2000stats-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.

[jreast2005stats-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.

[jreast2010stats-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.

[jreast2015stats-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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