Hozumi Station (穂積駅, Hozumi-eki) 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.
CA76 Hozumi Station 穂積駅 | |
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 Hozumi Station north exit, August 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 370 Beppu, Mizuho-shi, Gifu-ken 501-0222 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°23′46″N 136°41′36″E / 35.3961°N 136.6933°E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) |  Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Distance | 402.3 km from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Website | railway |
| History | |
| Opened | August 1, 1906 |
| Passengers | |
| 2016 | 8,227 daily |
| Location | |
  Hozumi Station Location within Gifu Prefecture  Hozumi Station Hozumi Station (Japan) | |
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Lines edit
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 Tokyo.
Station layout edit
Hozumi Station has one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Ōgaki and Maibara |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Gifu, Nagoya, and Okazaki |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Nishi-Gifu | Special Rapid | Ōgaki | ||
| Nishi-Gifu | New Rapid | Ōgaki | ||
| Nishi-Gifu | Rapid | Ōgaki | ||
| Nishi-Gifu | Sectional Rapid | Ōgaki | ||
| Nishi-Gifu | Local | Ōgaki | ||
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8227 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Mizuho City Hall
- Nagara River
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "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]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
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