Hijiri-Kōgen Station
聖高原駅 |
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Hijiri-Kōgen Station, October 2013
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Location | Urushida, Omi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7701 Japan |
Elevation | 621.4 meters |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line |
Distance | 45.0 km from Shiojiri |
Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 November 1900 |
Previous names | Omi Station (to 1976) |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2015) | 311 |
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Hijiri-Kōgen Station (聖高原駅 Hijirikōgen-eki) is a train station in the village of Omi, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hijiri-Kōgen Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 45.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.
The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Hijiri-Kōgen Station opened on 1 November 1900 as Omi Station (麻績駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1976. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 311 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Coordinates: 36°27′18″N 138°02′52″E / 36.4550°N 138.0478°E