Hijidai Station

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

Hijidai Station

比地大駅
LocationToyonakacho Hijidai, Mitoyo-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-1501
Japan
Coordinates34°10′00″N 133°41′24″E
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
Disabled accessYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY17
History
Opened1 October 1957 (1957-10-01)
Location
Hijidai Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The 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

The 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]

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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "比地大" [Hijidai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 634. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.


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