Hyōkiyama Station

Hyōkiyama Station (表木山駅, Hyōkiyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.^[1][2]

Hyōkiyama Station 表木山駅
Hyōkiyama Station in August 2006
General information
Location	Hayatocho-Kareigawa-aza-Hyōkiyama, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-5113 Japan
Coordinates	31°47′47″N 130°44′42″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Hisatsu Line
Distance	116.8 km from Yatsushiro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 October 1920 (1920-10-11)
Passengers
FY2016	2
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Nakafukura towards Yatsushiro Hisatsu Line Hinatayama towards Hayato
Location Hyōkiyama Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Hyōkiyama Station Hyōkiyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 116.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. there is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform, and the station is unattended.^[3][2]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hisatsu Line	for Yoshimatsu and Miyakonojō
2	■ ■ Hisatsu Line	for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

The station began as a Hyōkiyama Signal Stop which opened on the Kagoshima Main Line on 11 September 1916. It was promoted to a full station on 11 October 1920. The Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu-Kagoshima portion of the Kagoshima Main Line was separated, becoming the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. 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.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 477
• Myōken Onsen
• Amori River
• Shinkawa Electric Power Station
• National Route 223

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "表木山駅" [Hyōkiyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. 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. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
4. 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. p. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.

External links

Media related to Hyokiyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)