Higo Futami Station

Higo-Futami Station

肥後二見駅
Station building in 2006
Station building in 2006
General information
LocationFutamisuguchimachi, Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-5171
Japan
Coordinates32°25′12″N 130°32′59″E / 32.4200201°N 130.5497033°E / 32.4200201; 130.5497033[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR03
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
Opened15 April 1925 (1925-04-15)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Location
Higo-Futami Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Higo-Futami Station
Higo-Futami Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Higo-Futami Station is located in Japan
Higo-Futami Station
Higo-Futami Station
Higo-Futami Station (Japan)
Map

Higo-Futami Station (肥後二見駅, Higo-Futami-eki) 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[3][4]

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 13.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge. The small station building has a similar design to Fukuro refurbished at the same time. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[5][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Minamata and Izumi
2 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms
  • Platform shelter
    Platform shelter

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Hinagu Onsen – Kami Tanoura
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

History

Higo Futami Station was opened on 15 April 1925 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.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 59 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Node: Higo-Futami (2012814903)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "肥後二見駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "肥後二見駅" [Higo futami Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "肥後二見駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ a b 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  6. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.