Hikarinomori Station

Hikarinomori Station (光の森駅, Hikari-no-mori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Hikarinomori Station 光の森駅
North entrance of Hikarinomori Station in 2006
General information
Location	4-chōme-18 Tatsudamachi Yuge, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-8002 Japan
Coordinates	32°51′29″N 130°47′12″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance	14.8 km from Kumamoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bikes
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-18)
Passengers
FY2020	2018 daily
Rank	71st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Musashizuka towards Kumamoto Hōhi Main Line Sanrigi towards Ōita
Location Hikarinomori Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Hikarinomori Station Hikarinomori Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 133.2 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Oita.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete hashigami-style elevated structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge which spans the tracks and which provides entrances to the station and a free passage to access roads on both sides of the tracks. The second level of the bridge houses a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Elevators provide access from the station entrances to the second level, and from the second level to the island platform. The island platform has an enclosed, air-conditioned, shelter for waiting passengers.^[2][3][4]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.^[5][6]

Platforms

1	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Suizenji and Kumamoto
2	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Higo-Ōzu and Aso

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  A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the station on the bridge spanning the tracks. There are entrances to the left and right.

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 18 March 2006 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2018 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 71st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Surrounding area

• Kumamoto City Yuge Elementary School
• Kikuyo Town Kikuyo Nishi Elementary Scho

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "光の森" [Hikarinomori]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "光の森" [Hikarinomori]. Station official website. JR Kyushu. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See section on Barrier Free.
5. "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
6. "光の森駅" [Hikarinomori Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Hikarinomori Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Hikarinomori Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)