Hikarinomori Station (光の森駅, Hikari-no-mori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Hikarinomori Station 光の森駅  | |||||||||||
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 North entrance of Hikarinomori Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4-chōme-18 Tatsudamachi Yuge, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-8002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°51′29″N 130°47′12″E / 32.85806°N 130.78667°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.8 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 18 March 2006 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 2018 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 71st (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 133.2 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Oita.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete hashigami-style elevated structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge which spans the tracks and which provides entrances to the station and a free passage to access roads on both sides of the tracks. The second level of the bridge houses a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Elevators provide access from the station entrances to the second level, and from the second level to the island platform. The island platform has an enclosed, air-conditioned, shelter for waiting passengers.[2][3][4]
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 window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Suizenji and Kumamoto |
| 2 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Higo-Ōzu and Aso |
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A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the station on the bridge spanning the tracks. There are entrances to the left and right.
History
editJR Kyushu opened the station on 18 March 2006 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2018 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 71st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Surrounding area
edit- Kumamoto City Yuge Elementary School
- Kikuyo Town Kikuyo Nishi Elementary Scho
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "光の森" [Hikarinomori]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 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. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "光の森" [Hikarinomori]. Station official website. JR Kyushu. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See section on Barrier Free.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "光の森駅" [Hikarinomori Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 22 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 Hikarinomori Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hikarinomori Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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