Hirokōji Station (Mie)

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.

Hirokōji Station

広小路駅
Hirokōji Station in July 2012
General information
LocationUeno Nonin-cho, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0872
Japan
Coordinates34°46′01″N 136°08′04″E
Operated by Iga Railway
Line(s) Iga Line
Distance4.4 km from Iga-Ueno
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 18, 1922
Passengers
FY201947 daily
Location
Hirokōji Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Hirokōji Station
Hirokōji Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Hirokōji Station is located in Japan
Hirokōji Station
Hirokōji Station
Hirokōji Station (Japan)

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.[1]

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).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Iga Kaido
  • Matsuo Basho House
  • Sugawara Shrine
  • Igashi Ueno Library

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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