Heisei Station
Heisei Station 平成駅 | |||||||||
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| Heisei Station in 2006 | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | 2-chōme-1 Heisei, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 860-0833 Japan | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°46′54′′N 130°42′14′′E / 32.78167°N 130.70389°E / 32.78167; 130.70389 | ||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||
| Line(s) | ■しかく Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||
| Distance | 2.7 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform, footbridge | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 15 July 1992; 32 years ago (1992年07月15日) | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| FY2020 | 905 daily | ||||||||
| Rank | 146th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||
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Heisei Station (平成駅, Heisei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Chūō-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 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout
[edit ]The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade under a road overpass. There is no station building, but both platforms have shelters. A staffed ticket booth is located on one of the platforms. Access to the other side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2] [3]
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.[4] [5]
Platforms
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A view of the station platforms and tracks.
History
[edit ]JR Kyushu opened the station on 15 July 1992 as an addition 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 905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 146th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
[edit ]- Bessho Kotohira Shrine
- Heisei Central Park
- Kumamoto City Ebara Junior High School
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "平成" [Heisei]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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. 26, 76. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "平成駅" [Heisei Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 17 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
[edit ]Media related to Heisei Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Heisei (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)
