Hiu Station

Railway station in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

■ Sasebo LineDistance45.5 km from Hizen-YamaguchiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikesOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened26 December 1910 (1910-12-26)PassengersFY2020421 dailyRank232nd (among JR Kyushu stations) Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Sasebo
Terminus
 Sasebo Line Daitō
towards Tosu
Sasebo
towards Isahaya
 Ōmura Line
Local
 Daitō
towards Haiki
Ōmura Line
Seaside Liner
Location
Hiu Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Hiu Station
Hiu Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
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Hiu Station is located in Japan
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Hiu Station (日宇駅, Hiu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 45.5 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station. In addition, although Haiki is the official starting point of the Ōmura Line, most of its local services continue on to terminate at Sasebo using the Sasebo Line tracks.[4]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. A simple shelter is provided at the station as a waiting room. Another shelter is provided on the platform, together with an automatic ticket vending machine.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ Sasebo Line for Isahaya
2 ■ Sasebo Line for Sasebo
  • A bamboo plaque which asserts that the station is the 2nd westernmost railway station in Japan.
    A bamboo plaque which asserts that the station is the 2nd westernmost railway station in Japan.
  • A view of the platform and tracks. The siding can be seen to the far left.
    A view of the platform and tracks. The siding can be seen to the far left.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 26 December 1910 as an additional station on the existing track of the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 421 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 232rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Environs

  • National Route 35
  • Hiu Post Office
  • Sasebo City Office Hiu Branch
  • Sasebo-Minami High School
  • Sasebo National College of Technology

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "日宇" [Hiu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 26, 71. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "日宇" [Hiu]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 225. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ 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. 729. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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