Hikosan Station

彦山駅
Hikosan Station in August 2008
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°30′03″N 130°52′09″E / 33.50073056°N 130.8690333°E / 33.50073056; 130.8690333
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Hitahikosan Line
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
Location
Hikosan Station is located in Japan
Hikosan Station
Hikosan Station
Location within Japan

Hikosan Station (彦山駅, Hikosan-eki) is a railway station [1] on the Hitahikosan Line in Soeda, Fukuoka, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Hikosan is the last station for southbound trains before entering the 4380 m Shakadake Tunnel between here and Chikuzen Iwaya Station, which involved a fatal collapse during construction in 1953, claiming the lives of 21 construction workers.

Lines

Hikosan Station is served by the Hitahikosan Line.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hitahikosan Line
Buzen-Masuda   Local   Chikuzen-Iwaya

See also

References

  1. "Hikosan station(Fukuoka)". Nationwide location database. Retrieved 2022-10-24.


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