Hishiro Station (日代駅, Hishiro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsukumi, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Hishiro Station 日代駅  | |||||||||||
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 Hishiro Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ajiro, Tsukumi-shi, Ōita-ken 879-2682 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°03′58″N 131°55′07″E / 33.06611°N 131.91861°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 184.4 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steep steps to station | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 October 1916 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 45 daily | ||||||||||
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  Hishiro Station Location within Oita Prefecture  Hishiro Station Hishiro Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 184.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout edit
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on an embankment. From the access road, a steep flight of stairs leads up to the station building, a small, modern stonework structure which houses a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita and Kokura |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Saiki and Nobeoka |
History edit
The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from Kokura to Yanagigaura. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases, with Saiki opening as the new southern terminus on 25 October 1916. On the same day, Hishiro was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 16,389 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 45 passengers.[7]
Surrounding area edit
- Tsukumi City Hall Hishiro Branch
- Tsukumi City Hishiro Elementary School (closed)
- Tsukumi City Hishiro Junior High School (closed)
- Japan National Route 217
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "日代" [Hishiro]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b 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. 47, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "日代" [Hishiro]. Retrieved 4 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 755. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
External links edit
Media related to Hishiro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hishiro (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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