Heisei Station

Heisei Station 平成駅
Heisei Station in 2006
General information
Location	2-chōme-1 Heisei, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 860-0833 Japan
Coordinates	32°46′54″N 130°42′14″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance	2.7 km from Kumamoto
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - steps to platform, footbridge
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1992; 32 years ago (1992-07-15)
Passengers
FY2020	905 daily
Rank	146th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kumamoto Terminus Hōhi Main Line Minami-Kumamoto towards Ōita
Location Heisei Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Heisei Station Heisei Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Heisei Station (平成駅, Heisei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Chūō-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade under a road overpass. There is no station building, but both platforms have shelters. A staffed ticket booth is located on one of the platforms. Access to the other side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Platforms

1	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Higo-Ōzu and Aso
2	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Kumamoto

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  A view of the station platforms and tracks.

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 15 July 1992 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 146th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

• Bessho Kotohira Shrine
• Heisei Central Park
• Kumamoto City Ebara Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "平成" [Heisei]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
3. 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 26, 76. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
5. "平成駅" [Heisei Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Heisei Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Heisei (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)