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
Hozumi Station south exit, November 2022
General information
Location370 Beppu, Mizuho-shi, Gifu-ken 501-0222
Japan
Coordinates35°23′46″N 136°41′36″E / 35.3961°N 136.6933°E / 35.3961; 136.6933
Operated by
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance402.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websiterailway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/tokai/hozumi/index.html
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1906
Passengers
20168,227 daily
Location
Hozumi Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Hozumi Station
Hozumi Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Hozumi Station is located in Japan
Hozumi Station
Hozumi Station
Hozumi Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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Hozumi Station has one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Tōkaidō Main Line For Ōgaki and Maibara
2  Tōkaidō Main Line For Gifu, Nagoya, and Okazaki

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
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

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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

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8227 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 岐阜県統計書(平成28年) [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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