Hikarinomori Station
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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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]
Lines
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]JR Kyushu opened the station on 18 March 2006 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In 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
[edit]References
[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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