Higo-Futami Station (肥後二見駅, Higo-Futami-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]
Higo-Futami Station 肥後二見駅 | |||||||
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 Station building in 2006 | |||||||
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| Location | Futamisuguchimachi, Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-5171 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°25′12″N 130°32′59″E / 32.4200201°N 130.5497033°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line(s) | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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| Station code | OR03 | ||||||
| Website | Official (in Japanese) | ||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1925 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese Government Railways | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 13.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge. The small station building has a similar design to Fukuro refurbished at the same time. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[5][3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Minamata and Izumi |
| 2 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro |
Gallery
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Station sign -
View of station platforms -
Platform shelter
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Hinagu Onsen | – | Kami Tanoura | ||
| Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editHigo Futami Station was opened on 15 April 1925 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway. On 1 October 2019 the station name sign was updated with the introduction of station numbering.
Passenger statistics
editThe average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 59 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Node: Higo-Futami (2012814903)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "肥後二見駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ a b "肥後二見駅" [Higo futami Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "肥後二見駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Higo-Futami Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide
