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Railway station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Higo Kouda Station
肥後高田駅
Higo-Kōda Station in 2006Higo-Kōda Station in 2006
General information
LocationNaragimachi, Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken 866-0064
Japan
Coordinates32°28′31″N 130°36′45″E / 32.4752680°N 130.6124856°E / 32.4752680; 130.6124856
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR02
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
Opened17 July 1933 (1933-07-17)
Location
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Higo Kouda Station (肥後高田駅, Higo-Kōda-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

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 Yatsushiro.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro
2 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro
for Minamata and Izumi

Gallery

  • Station sign Station sign
  • View of station platforms View of station platforms
  • Platform shelter Platform shelter

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Yatsushiro Local Hinagu Onsen
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

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.

Surrounding area

  • Nakakyushu Junior College
  • Kumamoto National College of Technology Yatsushiro Campus
  • Kumamoto Prefectural Yatsushiro Technical High School

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The official Hisatsu Orange Railway site, platform signage, and station guides list the romanised spelling as Hiko Kōda, though Higo Kouda and Higokoda are also common usage.

References

  1. "Node: Higokoda (2012815067)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. "肥後高田駅" [Higo Kouda Station]. レイルラボ | RailLab (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ "肥後高田駅" [Higo Kouda Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. "時刻表・各駅案内 - 肥後高田駅" [Timetables and Station Guide - Higo Kouda]. 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. ^ 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.

External links

Stations of the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
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