Hirokōji Station (Mie)
Hirokōji Station (広小路駅, Hirokōji-eki) is a railway station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.
Hirokōji Station 広小路駅 | |
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 Hirokōji Station in July 2012 | |
| Location | Ueno Nonin-cho, Iga （三重県伊賀市上野農人町） Mie Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°46′01″N 136°08′04″E |
| Operated by |  |
| Line(s) | ■ Iga Line |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | July 18, 1922 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2005) | 222 daily |
| Location | |
  Hirokōji Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Hirokōji Station is served by the Iga Railway Iga Line, and is located 4.4 rail kilometres from the terminus of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.
Layout
The station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended and has no station building. The platform is short, and can only accommodate trains of two cars in length.
| 1 | ■ Iga Line | For Iga-Ueno For Iga-Kambe |
History
Hirokōji Station was opened on July 18, 1922. Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. The station was closed on June 1, 1945 but was reopened on March 15, 1946. The station has been unattended since March 15, 2000 and the station building was removed on August 27, 2007.
See also
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)