| Hirokōji Station 広小路駅 | |||||
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 Hirokōji Station in July 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ueno Nonin-cho, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0872 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′01″N 136°08′04″E / 34.76694°N 136.13444°E / 34.76694; 136.13444 | ||||
| Operated by |  Iga Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iga Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.4 km from Iga-Ueno | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | July 18, 1922 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 47 daily | ||||
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Hirokōji Station (広小路駅, Hirokōji-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.
Lines
Hirokōji Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 4.4 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended and has no station building. The platform is short and can only handle trains of two cars in length.
Platform
| 1 | ■ Iga Line | For Iga-Ueno For Iga-Kambe |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iga Line | ||||
| Uenoshi | - | Kayamachi | ||
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 47 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Iga Kaido
- Matsuo Basho House
- Sugawara Shrine
- Igashi Ueno Library
See also
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Hirokōji Station (Mie) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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