Hoshiya Station (布施屋駅, Hoshiya-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Hoshiya Station

布施屋駅
Hoshiya Station in April 2010
General information
Location621-2 Hoshiya, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6321
Japan
Coordinates34°14′41″N 135°15′42″E / 34.2446°N 135.2616°E / 34.2446; 135.2616
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) T  Wakayama Line
Distance79.9 km (49.6 mi) from Ōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 May 1899 (1899-05-03)
Passengers
FY2019352 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Wakayama Line
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Kii-Ogura   Local   Senda
Location
Hoshiya Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Hoshiya Station
Hoshiya Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Hoshiya Station is located in Japan
Hoshiya Station
Hoshiya Station
Hoshiya Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Hoshiya Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 79.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an open footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

1   T  Wakayama Line for Wakayama
2   T  Wakayama Line for Kokawa and Hashimoto

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Wakayama Line
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Kii-Ogura   Local   Senda

History edit

Hoshiya Station opened on May 3, 1899 as a temporary stop on the Kiwa Railway and raised to full passenger station on October 1. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 352 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

  • Wakayama City Takazumi Junior High School
  • JR Freight Wakayama Off Rail Station
  • Hoshiya Station Square Park

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行) [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Hoshiya Station at Wikimedia Commons