Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station (東海学園前駅, Tōkai-Gakuen-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Higashi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station 東海学園前駅  | |||||||||||
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 Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 9-chōme-1 Toroku, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 862-0970 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°48′42″N 130°44′34″E / 32.81167°N 130.74278°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.8 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1986 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1212 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 121st (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 7.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building only a shelter on the platform. A staffed ticket booth is located on the other side of the track, within the premises of the Tokai University Kumamoto campus. From there, a level crossing is used to access the platform.[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 booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
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A view of the platform
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1986 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, Takio came under the control of JR Kyushu.[7]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 121st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Surrounding area
edit- Tokai University Kumamoto Campus
- Tokai University Kumamoto Seisho High School
- Kumamoto Prison
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "東海学園前" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 April 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. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "東海学園前" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae]. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "東海学園前駅" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ 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. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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 Tokaigakuenmae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tōkai-Gakuen-mae (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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