Hikarinomori Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

32°51′29″N 130°47′12″E / 32.85806°N 130.78667°E / 32.85806; 130.78667Operated by JR KyushuLine(s)■ Hōhi Main LineDistance14.8 km from KumamotoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikesOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 March 2006 (2006-03-18)PassengersFY20162,609 dailyRank72nd (among JR Kyushu stations) Location
Hikarinomori Station is located in Japan
Hikarinomori Station
Hikarinomori Station
Location within Japan

Hikarinomori Station (光の森駅, Hikari-no-mori-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 14.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete hashigami 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]

  • A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the station on the bridge spanning the tracks. There are entrances to the left and right.
    A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the station on the bridge spanning the tracks. There are entrances to the left and right.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Musashizuka Local Sanrigi

History

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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,609 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 72nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "光の森" [Hikarinomori]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "光の森" [Hikarinomori]. Station official website. JR Kyushu. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See section on Barrier Free.
  5. ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. ^ "光の森駅" [Hikarinomori Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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