Higo Kouda Station

Railway station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
32°28′31″N 130°36′45″E / 32.4752680°N 130.6124856°E / 32.4752680; 130.6124856[1]Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.Line(s)Hisatsu Orange RailwayDistance
  • 4.8 km from Yatsushiro
  • 4.8 km from Yatsushiro[2]
Platforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationWebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)HistoryOpened17 July 1933; 91 years ago (1933-07-17)Original companyJapanese Government Railways

Higo Kouda Station (肥後高田駅, Higo Kōda-eki)[note 1] is a train station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Yatsushiro Local Hinagu Onsen
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms
  • Platform shelter
    Platform shelter

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The official Hisatsu Orange Railway site, platform signage, and station guides list the romanised spelling as Hiko Kouda, though Higo Kōda and Higokoda are also common usage.

References

  1. ^ "Node: Higokoda (2012815067)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "肥後高田駅" [Higo Kouda Station]. レイルラボ | RailLab (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "時刻表・各駅案内 - 肥後高田駅" [Timetables and Station Guide - Higo Kouda]. 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. ^ "肥薩おれんじ鉄道" [Hisatsu Orange Railway]. Hisatsu Orange Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. ^ "肥後高田駅" [Higo Kouda Station]. 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  • Media related to Higo-Kōda Station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
  • Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide