Hiketa Station
T10 Hiketa Station 引田駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hiketa Station in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 700-2 Hiketa, Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2901 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°13′25″N 134°24′04″E / 34.2237°N 134.4012°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kōtoku Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 45.1 km (28.0 mi) from Takamatsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 2 sidings | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed - JR ticket window | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | T10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 516 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hiketa Station (引田駅, Hiketa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T10".[1][2]
Lines
[edit]Hiketa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 45.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. A station building houses a waiting room and a cafe. A JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility) is available but open for limited hours only.[5] Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A siding runs on the far side of the island platform beyond track 3. Another siding branches off track 1 and ends at a disused freight platform. Parking is available on the station forecourt.[2][3][6]
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A view of the station platforms and tracks, looking in the direction of Tokushima. In the far distance, a siding can be seen branching off track 1 to the left. -
The station tracks in the direction of Takamatsu. The siding branching off track 3 can be seen to the left.
History
[edit]Hiketa Station was opened on 15 April 1928 as the terminus of the Kōtoku Line when the track was extended eastwards from Sanuki-Tsuda. It became a through station on 20 March 1935 when the line was extended further east to link up with other tracks to establish a through-service to Sako. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hiketa Historical Preservation Area
- Higashikagawa City Hiketa Office
- Higashikagawa Municipal Hiketa Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "引田" [Hiketa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 January 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1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 33, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Hiketa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "引田駅" [Hiketa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 January 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. 649. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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- Official home page(in Japanese)
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