Hyōkiyama Station
Lines
The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 116.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.
Layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. there is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform, and the station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Line | for Yoshimatsu and Miyakonojō |
| 2 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Line | for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō |
History
The station began as a Hyōkiyama Signal Stop which opened on the Kagoshima Main Line on 11 September 1916. It was promoted to a full station on 11 October 1920. The Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu-Kagoshima portion of the Kagoshima Main Line was separated, becoming the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 477
- Myōken Onsen
- Amori River
- Shinkawa Electric Power Station
National Route 223
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "表木山駅" [Hyōkiyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.
External links
Media related to Hyokiyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)