Hirowara Station (広原駅, Hirowara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Takaharu, Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line.[1][2]
Hirowara Station 広原駅  | |||||||||||
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 Hirowara Station in 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2264 Hirowara, Takaharu-cho, Nishimorokata-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-4411 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°57′28″N 130°59′05″E / 31.95778°N 130.98472°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kitto Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.8 km from Miyakonojō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1961 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 17 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 30.8 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance by the side of the access road.[2][4]
History
editJapanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 October 1961 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kitto Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3][5]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 17 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Takahara Town Hirohara Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "広原" [Hirowara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 21, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
- ^ 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 50, 85. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ 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. 777. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
External links
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Media related to Hirowara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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