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Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto)

Hiyoshi Station (日吉駅, Hiyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Hiyoshi Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 41.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1   San'in Main Line for Sonobe and Kyoto
2   San'in Main Line for Ayabe and Fukuchiyama

History

Hiyoshi Station opened on August 25, 1910, as Tonoda Station (殿田駅, Tonoda-eki) and was renamed Hiyoshi on March 16, 1996. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 538 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Nantan City Hall Hiyoshi Branch
  • Nantan Municipal Tonda Elementary School
  • Nantan Municipal Tonda Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. 300. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月25日閲覧

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