Higuchi Station (Ibaraki)

Higuchi Station (ひぐち駅, Higuchi-eki) is a passenger train station in the city of Chikusei, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Mooka Railway.

Higuchi Station ひぐち駅
Higuchi Station platform (August 2008)
General information
Location	Orimoto 747-3, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki-ken 308-0007 Japan
Coordinates	36.3577°N 139.9701°E / 36.3577; 139.9701
Operated by	Mooka Railway
Line(s)	■ Mooka Line
Distance	6.6 km from Shimodate
Platforms	1 (1 side platform)
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 March 1992
Passengers
FY2018	28 daily
Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station Orimoto towards Shimodate Mooka Line Kugeta towards Motegi
Location Higuchi Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Higuchi Station Higuchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higuchi Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 6.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Higuchi Station opened on 14 March 1992.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 28 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). ^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 294
• National Route 408

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 4.運輸・通信 (PDF). Chikusei City. 2019. p. 36. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

External links

Media related to Higuchi Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons

• Mooka Railway Station information Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)