Hozumi Station (穂積駅) is an elevated station on an embankment in Mizuho city, Gifu Prefecture. Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) runs it. It opened on 1 August 1906 between Gifu and Ogaki stations.
History
The national railway opened Hozumi Station on 1 August 1906, between Gifu and Ogaki stations, on the Tōkaidō line. The track near the station was first at ground level. The doubling of the line in 1908 changed it to an embankment. On 31 March 1929 a new wooden station building was built on the south side.
Parcel handling ended on 1 February 1984. On 22 October 1985 the station square was developed and the present third-generation station building was built. On 1 April 1987 the national railway was split up, and JR Central and JR Freight took over the station. Freight trains stopped arriving and departing on 22 March 1997. On 4 December 1999 the station became a stop for the New Rapid, the new Special Rapid and the Section Rapid trains. Rapid trains already stopped here.
On 1 May 2003 Hozumi town and Sunan town merged to form Mizuho city, and the station became the city's main station. On 11 March 2006 elevators and an accessible toilet were completed. On 1 August 2006 the station marked its centenary. TOICA could be used from 25 November 2006. On 20 September 2007 an automatic ticket gate for TOICA was installed.
On 31 January 2024 the JR ticket counter closed. From 1 February 2024 the station became unstaffed, with a reserved-seat ticket machine that has customer support, as a customer support service started.
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