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]
Hikarinomori Station 光の森駅 | |
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![]() North entrance of Hikarinomori Station in 2006 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 32°51′29″N 130°47′12″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line |
Distance | 14.8 km from Kumamoto |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced) |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 2,609 daily |
Rank | 72nd (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Hikarinomori Station Location within Japan |
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]
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]
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Musashizuka | Local | Sanrigi |
JR Kyushu opened the station on 18 March 2006 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]
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]
Stations of the JR Hōhi Main Line | |
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