Hiu Station 日宇駅 | |
|---|---|
 Hiu Station in April 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°09′27″N 129°45′29″E / 33.1574°N 129.7580°E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| 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 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 403 daily |
| Rank | 269th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Hiu Station Location within Japan | |
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]
Lines
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]
Station layout
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]
A bamboo plaque which asserts that the station is the 2nd westernmost railway station in Japan.
A view of the platform and tracks. The siding can be seen to the far left.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasebo Line | ||||
| Daitō | Local | Sasebo | ||
| Ōmura Line | ||||
| Daitō | Local | Sasebo | ||
| JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
| Sasebo | Seaside Liner | Daitō | ||
History
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]
Passenger statistics
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]
Environs
National Route 35- Hiu Post Office
- Sasebo City Office Hiu Branch
- Japanet Takata
- Sasebo-Minami High School
- Sasebo National College of Technology
See also
References
- ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- 1 2 "日宇" [Hiu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- 1 2 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 26, 71. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ↑ "日宇" [Hiu]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 225. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ 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. 729. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
- Hiu Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)