Hoshiya Station

Location
	Hoshiya Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Hoshiya Station Hoshiya Station (Japan)

Hoshiya Station

布施屋駅
Hoshiya Station; 布施屋駅
	Hoshiya Station in April 2010
General information
Location	621-2 Hoshiya, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6321; Japan
Coordinates	34°14′41″N 135°15′42″E / 34.2446°N 135.2616°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T Wakayama Line
Distance	79.9 km (49.6 miles) from Ōji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 May 1899
Passengers
FY2019	352 daily
Services
Wakayama Line
	Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Location
Location
	Hoshiya Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Hoshiya Station Hoshiya Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

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

References

^ 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

Media related to Hoshiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

Hoshiya Station Official Site

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[Wakayama2019stats-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.

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