Heisei Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

■ Hōhi Main LineDistance2.7 km from KumamotoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - steps to platform, footbridgeOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 July 1992 (1992-07-15)PassengersFY2020905 dailyRank146th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kumamoto Terminus		Hōhi Main Line		Minami-Kumamoto towards Ōita

Location
Heisei Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Heisei Station Heisei Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Heisei Station (平成駅, Heisei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Chūō-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade under a road overpass. There is no station building, but both platforms have shelters. A staffed ticket booth is located on one of the platforms. Access to the other side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

Platforms

1	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Higo-Ōzu and Aso
2	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Kumamoto

A view of the station platforms and tracks.

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 15 July 1992 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 146th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

Bessho Kotohira Shrine
Heisei Central Park
Kumamoto City Ebara Junior High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "平成" [Heisei]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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. 26, 76. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "平成駅" [Heisei Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.