Hijidai Station

Y17
Hijidai Station

比地大駅
Hijidai Station, March 2021
General information
LocationToyonakacho Hijidai, Mitoyo-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-1501
Japan
Coordinates34°10′00″N 133°41′24″E / 34.1668°N 133.6901°E / 34.1668; 133.6901
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance50.0 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY17
History
Opened1 October 1957 (1957-10-01)
Passengers
FY2019120
Location
Hijidai Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Hijidai Station
Hijidai Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Hijidai Station is located in Japan
Hijidai Station
Hijidai Station
Hijidai Station (Japan)

Hijidai Station (比地大駅, Hijidai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in then city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y17".[1][2]

Lines

Hijidai Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 50.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. Dosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station. These run in one direction only, from Kan'onji to Okayama.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is positioned nearby as is a municipal public toilet.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Takase Rapid Sunport Motoyama
Takase Nanpū Relay Motoyama
Takase Local Motoyama
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Motoyama Local Takase

History

Hijidai Station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 October 1957 as an additional stop on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

  • K Train World - Railway Museum
  • Mitoyo Municipal Hiji Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "比地大" [Hijidai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  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2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Hijidai Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ "比地大駅" [Hijidai Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. ^ 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. 634. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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