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Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto)

Coordinates: 35°09′46″N 135°30′12″E / 35.16278°N 135.50333°E / 35.16278; 135.50333
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Hiyoshi Station

日吉駅
Hiyoshi Station in August 2009
General information
Location10-1 Ichino, Honoda, Hiyoshi-cho, Nantan-shi, Kyoto-fu 629-0301
Japan
Coordinates35°09′46″N 135°30′12″E / 35.16278°N 135.50333°E / 35.16278; 135.50333
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'in Main Line
Distance41.9 km (26.0 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 August 1910 (1910-08-25)
Previous namesTonoda (until 1996)
Passengers
FY2018538 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Shinkyū-Daigaku-mae San'in Line
Local
Rapid
Funaoka
towards Kyoto
Location
Hiyoshi Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Hiyoshi Station
Hiyoshi Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Hiyoshi Station is located in Japan
Hiyoshi Station
Hiyoshi Station
Hiyoshi Station (Japan)

Hiyoshi Station (日吉駅, Hiyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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Hiyoshi Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 41.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1   San'in Main Line for Sonobe and Kyoto
2   San'in Main Line for Ayabe and Fukuchiyama

History

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Hiyoshi Station opened on August 25, 1910, as Tonoda Station (殿田駅, Tonoda-eki) and was renamed Hiyoshi on March 16, 1996.[1] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 538 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Nantan City Hall Hiyoshi Branch
  • Nantan Municipal Tonda Elementary School
  • Nantan Municipal Tonda Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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. 300. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月25日閲覧
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