Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station

Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station

東海学園前駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station in 2006
General information
Location9-chōme-1 Toroku, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 862-0970
Japan
Coordinates32°48′42″N 130°44′34″E / 32.81167°N 130.74278°E / 32.81167; 130.74278
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance7.8 km from Kumamoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1986; 38 years ago (1986-11-01)
Passengers
FY20201212 daily
Rank121st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Suizenji
towards Kumamoto
 Hōhi Main Line Tatsutaguchi
towards Ōita
Location
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station is located in Japan
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station (Japan)
Map

Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station (東海学園前駅, Tōkai-Gakuen-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Higashi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 7.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building only a shelter on the platform. A staffed ticket booth is located on the other side of the track, within the premises of the Tokai University Kumamoto campus. From there, a level crossing is used to access the platform.[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 booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

  • A view of the platform
    A view of the platform

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1986 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, Takio came under the control of JR Kyushu.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 121st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Surrounding area

  • Tokai University Kumamoto Campus
  • Tokai University Kumamoto Seisho High School
  • Kumamoto Prison

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "東海学園前" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "東海学園前" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae]. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. ^ "東海学園前駅" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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