Hayahoshi Station Explained

Hayahoshi Station
Native Name:速星駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Fuchumachi Hayahoshi, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 939-2706
Country:Japan
Line: Takayama Main Line
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Distance:217.9 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:1 September 1927
Passengers:1049 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Hayahoshi Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 217.9 kilometers from the end of the line at and 28.7 kilometers from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR East at .

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,049 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.pref.toyama.jp/sections/1015/lib/almanac/almanac_27/_10/index.html. ja: 10-2 JR路線別旅客貨物輸送状況(1日平均). 2016. Toyama Prefectural Office. Japan. Japanese. 6 June 2017.