Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station is a railway station in Takanezawa, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. It is designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates.Lines
Hōshakuji Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line, and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at. Its is also a terminal station for the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line to.Station layout
The station has an elevated station building, with one side platform and one island platform underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Hōshakuji Station opened on 21 October 1899. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,203 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| 2000 | 2,046 |
| 2005 | 2,036 |
| 2010 | 2,213 |
| 2015 | 2,203 |
Surrounding area
