Hōshakuji Station

Hōshakuji Station 宝積寺駅
Hōshakuji Station west exit, 2008
Location	Hōshakuji, Takanezawa, Shioya, Tochigi （栃木県塩谷郡高根沢町大字宝積寺） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tohoku Main Line, Karasuyama Line
History
Opened	1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	2135 daily[1]

Hōshakuji Station (宝積寺駅 Hōshakuji-eki) is a railway station in Takanezawa, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hōshakuji Station is served by the Tohoku Main Line, and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Its 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	â–  Utsunomiya Line	for Yaita, Nasushiobara and Kuroiso
2	â–  Utsunomiya Line	for Utsunomiya, Ueno and Tokyo

3

â–  Karasuyama Line

for Niita and Karasuyama for Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Utsunomiya Line
Okamoto		Local	Ujīe
Karasuyama Line
Terminus		Local	Shimotsuke-Hanaoka

History

Hōshakuji Station opened on 21 October 1899.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Takanezawa Town Hall
• Takanezawa Post Office
• Japan National Route 4
• Kinugawa River

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
2. 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.

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°37′53.36″N 139°58′46.27″E / 36.6314889°N 139.9795194°E