Hiu Station (日宇駅, Hiu-eki) is a railway station in Hiu Town, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.[1][2]
Hiu Station 日宇駅 | |
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Hiu Station in April 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 33°09′27″N 129°45′29″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Sasebo Line |
Distance | 45.5 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 26 December 1910 (1910-12-26) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 403 daily |
Rank | 269th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Hiu Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 45.5 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station. In addition, although Haiki is the official starting point of the Ōmura Line, most of its local services run on to terminate at Sasebo using the Sasebo Line track.[4]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. A simple shelter is provided at the station as a waiting room. Another shelter is provided on the platform, together with an automatic ticket vending machine.[2][3]
← | Service | → | ||
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Sasebo Line | ||||
Daitō | Local | Sasebo | ||
Ōmura Line | ||||
Daitō | Local | Sasebo | ||
JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
Sasebo | Seaside Liner | Daitō |
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 26 December 1910 as an additional station on the existing track of the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 403 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 269th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
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