Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station 東海学園前駅 | |
|---|---|
 Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°48′42″N 130°44′34″E / 32.81167°N 130.74278°E |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line |
| Distance | 7.8 km from Kumamoto |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1986 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 1,622 daily |
| Rank | 111st (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station Location within Japan | |
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station (東海学園前駅, Tōkai-Gakuen-mae-eki) is a railway station on the Hōhi Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2] The station name means, literally, in front of Tokai University.
Lines[edit]
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 7.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout[edit]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building only a shelter on the platform. A staffed ticket booth is located on the other side of the track, within the premises of the Tokai University Kumamoto campus. From there, a level crossing is used to access the platform.[2][3][4]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hōhi Main Line | ||||
| Suizenji | Local | Tatsutaguchi | ||
History[edit]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1986 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, Takio came under the control of JR Kyushu.[7]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 111st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "東海学園前" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "東海学園前" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae]. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "東海学園前駅" [Tōkai-Gakuen-mae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ 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. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links[edit]
- Tōkai-Gakuen-mae (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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