Higo Kouda Station Explained

Higo Kouda Station
Native Name:肥後高田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Naragimachi, Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken 866-0064
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.4753°N 130.6125°W
Operator:Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line:Hisatsu Orange Railway
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Code:OR02
Map Type:Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Higo-Kōda Station
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Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 4.8 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms at grade, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[1] [2]

Platforms

History

Higo Kouda Station was opened on 17 July 1933 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway. On 1 October 2019 the station name sign was updated with the introduction of station numbering. The English name was changed from "Higo Kouda" to "Higo-Kōda."

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 470 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 22, 67.
  2. Web site: 肥後高田駅. Higo Kouda Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_7.html National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data)