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Hokunō Station 北濃駅
Hokunō Station in August 2012
General information
Location	Shiratori-cho Ukishima, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-5102 Japan
Coordinates	35°55′48.86″N 136°49′47.23″E / 35.9302389°N 136.8297861°E / 35.9302389; 136.8297861
Operated by	[REDACTED] Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance	71.2 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 16, 1934
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Hokunō Station (北濃駅, Hokunō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Lines

Hokunō Station is the terminal station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 71.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

Hokunō Station has a one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. An additional siding leads to a disused railway turntable. The station is staffed. The station building houses a small cafe that serves meals of hot noodles. The cafe also sells a small selection of Nagaragawa Railway memorabilia, including crackers and biscuits printed with pictures of the railway.

Adjacent stations

History

Hokunō Station was opened on August 16, 1934. It was extensively used during the construction of the Miboro Dam in 1967 and the Oshirakawa Dam in 1961. Freight operations were discontinued from October 1974. On December 11, 1986, it came under the control of the Nagaragawa Railway.

Surrounding area

• Nagara River
• National Route 156

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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