Heisei Station (平成駅, Heisei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Chūō-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Heisei Station 平成駅  | |||||||||||
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 Heisei Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-chōme-1 Heisei, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 860-0833 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform, footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 July 1992 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 905 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 146th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Higo-Ōzu and Aso |
| 2 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Kumamoto |
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A view of the station platforms and tracks.
History
editJR Kyushu opened the station on 15 July 1992 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 146th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Bessho Kotohira Shrine
- Heisei Central Park
- Kumamoto City Ebara Junior High School
See also
editReferences
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（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Heisei Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Heisei (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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