Horikawa Station

Horikawa Station (堀川駅, Horikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.^{[1] [2]}

Horikawa Station 堀川駅
Station entrance
General information
Location	1-chōme-24 Hakenomiya, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-8064 Japan
Coordinates	32.8492°N 130.7253°E / 32.8492; 130.7253
Operated by	Kumamoto Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Kikuchi Line
Distance	5.9 km from Kami-Kumamoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	KD12
History
Opened	26 August 1913 (1913-08-26)
Services
Preceding station Kumamoto Electric Railway Following station Hakenomiya towards Kami-Kumamoto Kikuchi Line Shin-Suya towards Miyoshi
Location Horikawa Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Horikawa Station Horikawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 5.9 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Kami-Kumamoto.^[1]Only local trains serve the station^[3]

Layout

Horikawa Station is a ground-level station with one island platform with a level crossing. One of the Kikuchi Line's two passing loops are located here.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kikuchi Line	for Miyoshi
2	■ ■ Kikuchi Line	for Kita-Kumamoto and Kami-Kumamoto

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  View of platform

History

The station was opened on 26 August 1913.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 600 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Kumamoto City Johoku Elementary School
• Kumamoto City Shimizu Junior High School
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Kita-Kumamoto Garrison

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
2. "堀川駅" [Horikawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
4. 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧

External links

Media related to Horikawa Station (Kumamoto) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page(in Japanese)