Heisei Station

Heisei Station (平成駅, Heisei-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]

Heisei Station

平成駅
Heisei Station in 2006
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°46′54″N 130°42′14″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance2.7 km from Kumamoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - steps to platform, footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 July 1992 (1992-07-15)
Passengers
FY20161,030 daily
Rank161st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Heisei Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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

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]

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Kumamoto Local Minami-Kumamoto

History

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

In the fiscal year of 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,030 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 161st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "平成" [Heisei]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. "平成駅" [Heisei Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. "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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