Heisei Station (平成駅, Heisei-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]
Heisei Station 平成駅 | |||||
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 Heisei Station in 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°46′54″N 130°42′14″E / 32.78167°N 130.70389°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 2.7 km from Kumamoto | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform, footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1992 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2021 | 998 daily | ||||
| Rank | 140th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout edit
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade under a road overpass. There is no station building, but both platforms have shelters. A staffed ticket booth is located on one of the platforms. Access to the other side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
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A view of the station platforms and tracks.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hōhi Main Line | ||||
| Kumamoto | Local | Minami-Kumamoto | ||
History edit
JR Kyushu opened the station on 15 July 1992 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]
Passenger statistics edit
In the fiscal year of 2021, the station was used by an average of 998 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 140th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "平成" [Heisei]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 26, 76. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "平成駅" [Heisei Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links edit
- Heisei (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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