Hijidai Station

Railway station in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°10′00″N 133°41′24″E / 34.1668°N 133.6901°E / 34.1668; 133.6901Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance50.0 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsBus stopConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY17HistoryOpened1 October 1957 (1957-10-01)PassengersFY2019120

Location
Hijidai Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Hijidai Station Hijidai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hijidai Station (比地大駅, Hijidai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in then city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y17".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Hijidai Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 50.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. Dosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station. These run in one direction only, from Kan'onji to Okayama.^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is positioned nearby as is a municipal public toilet.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Yosan Line
Takase	Rapid Sunport	Motoyama
Takase	Nanpū Relay	Motoyama
Takase	Local	Motoyama
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Motoyama	Local	Takase

History

Hijidai Station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 October 1957 as an additional stop on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

K Train World - Railway Museum
Mitoyo Municipal Hiji Elementary School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "比地大" [Hijidai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ ^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2巻四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Hijidai Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ "比地大駅" [Hijidai Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ 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. 634. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.