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]
Heisei Station 平成駅  | |||||||||||
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 Heisei Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.7 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform, footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 July 1992 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 905 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 146th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit| 1 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Higo-Ōzu and Aso |
| 2 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Kumamoto |
A view of the station platforms and tracks.
History
editPassenger statistics
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- 1 2 "平成" [Heisei]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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
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Media related to Heisei Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Heisei (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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