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Hiu Station

Coordinates: 33°09′27″N 129°45′29″E / 33.1574°N 129.7580°E / 33.1574; 129.7580
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Hiu Station

日宇駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hiu Station in April 2008
General information
Location682-7 Hiucho, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken 857-1151
Japan
Coordinates33°09′27″N 129°45′29″E / 33.1574°N 129.7580°E / 33.1574; 129.7580
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Sasebo Line
Distance45.5 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 December 1910 (1910-12-26)
Passengers
FY2020421 daily
Rank232nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Sasebo
Terminus
Sasebo Line Daitō
towards Tosu
Sasebo
towards Isahaya
Ōmura Line
Local
Daitō
towards Haiki
Ōmura Line
Seaside Liner
Location
Hiu Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Hiu Station
Hiu Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Hiu Station is located in Japan
Hiu Station
Hiu Station
Hiu Station (Japan)
Map

Hiu Station (日宇駅, Hiu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 45.5 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station. In addition, although Haiki is the official starting point of the Ōmura Line, most of its local services continue on to terminate at Sasebo using the Sasebo Line tracks.[4]

Station layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. A simple shelter is provided at the station as a waiting room. Another shelter is provided on the platform, together with an automatic ticket vending machine.[2][3]

Platforms

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1  Sasebo Line for Isahaya
2  Sasebo Line for Sasebo

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 26 December 1910 as an additional station on the existing track of the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 421 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 232rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Environs

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  • National Route 35
  • Hiu Post Office
  • Sasebo City Office Hiu Branch
  • Sasebo-Minami High School
  • Sasebo National College of Technology

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "日宇" [Hiu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 March 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. 26, 71. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "日宇" [Hiu]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ 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. p. 225. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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. 729. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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