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Railway station in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

Hirowara Station
広原駅Kyushu Railway Company
Hirowara Station in 2010
General information
Location2264 Hirowara, Takaharu-cho, Nishimorokata-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-4411
Japan
Coordinates31°57′28″N 130°59′05″E / 31.95778°N 130.98472°E / 31.95778; 130.98472
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kitto Line
Distance30.8 km from Miyakonojō
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1961 (1961-10-01)
Passengers
FY201617 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kobayashitowards Yoshimatsu Kitto Line Takaharutowards Miyakonojō
Location
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Hirowara Station (広原駅, Hirowara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Takaharu, Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 30.8 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance by the side of the access road.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 October 1961 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kitto Line. 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 17 passengers (boarding only) per day.

Surrounding area

  • Takahara Town Hirohara Elementary School

See also

References

  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ "広原" [Hirowara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ 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. pp. 21, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
  4. 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. 50, 85. ISBN 9784062951661.
  5. 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. 777. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 .

External links

Media related to Hirowara Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Kitto Line


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